The Malacca Strait, is one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world, funnelling 50,000 vessels a year between the biggest economies of the west and the east.

• 马六甲海峡是世界上最忙碌的海运行道之一，每年约有5万船次，从世界经济最发达的西方来回穿梭到东方。