Not really. Singapore is a port city/country and one of the most efficient transport hubs in the world. It is often referred as the Gateway to Asia. It is basically famous because its lack of freedom of speech, its educational system, its port and because is one of the four financial capitals of the world (the other three being New York, London and Hong Kong).
Basically, everything that comes out from East Asia to go in Europe HAS to sail by Singapore. The Strait of Malacca might be the most important strategic route in the world and Singapore is the obvious landmark on the way. So it's just natural that this point remains one of the biggest center for exchanging goods. And it will continue to grow with the development of new powers in the region.
The British were really good at appropriating those choke points (Gibraltar, Singapore, Malta, Bahrain, modern UAE, the feud with the French about Suez...), and it served them very well...
Yeah, because Singapore is half made up of Chinese people, and they didn't want a region where Malays didn't make up the majority due to political differences
I wasted my first minute by typing in cities well, I could ve been wrong with a few, but so many obvious ones werent accepted.. something had to be wrong haha. But beacuse it, I became seriously short on time, still onlymanaged to missed2 though, but might ve been nice if I had some time to think about it, though I dont think I would have tried egypt.. (I only try the ones I think have a shot and not type as many countries as I can in the alotted time)
How sad to think that the UK is ranked between Egypt and Vietnam. How the mighty British Empire has fallen! I guess it does not take too long for a country to give up the mantle of leadership once it decides to do so.
Vietnam and Egypt also lie along major shipping lanes. Although Egypt is now gone from this list. I wonder if the conflict around the Red Sea is hurting its status as a hub of global shipping.
Also the maximum ship size in the Suez Canal, which is getting a bit old and creaky.
Nevermind issues such as the canal getting blocked for 6 days by the Ever Given, new ships are increasingly being built larger than Suezmax, and must go around.
Leadership? Is that what imperialism is called now? Anyway, ports have been dramatically transformed in the last generation - and it's these containers that largely have done it. The power of dock workers has pretty much vanished as the work has become deskilled.
It's hard to believe that China has a movement larger than the total of the next 7 Countries. It shows how much China is leading the world in export / import business.
I love this quiz. I have become more and more interested in container ships and global logistics in general. It's fascinating how all the intermodal pieces connect together.
Somehow doing this quiz I've only just really realised how despite having a huge coastline and being far bigger than any other country, how very little Russia has in the way of useful coastline. It's basically St Petersburg (which freezes in winter), Kaliningrad, cut off from the rest of the country, and that bit on the Black Sea, which is only usable because the Turks are friendly. And Vladivostok, also icy and in the back of beyond. No wonder they've always been so keen to ensure neighbouring countries are, erm, on-side.
The British were really good at appropriating those choke points (Gibraltar, Singapore, Malta, Bahrain, modern UAE, the feud with the French about Suez...), and it served them very well...
The UK has is a post-industrial nation with a population of circa 65mil.
The reasons are obvious.
Also the maximum ship size in the Suez Canal, which is getting a bit old and creaky.
Nevermind issues such as the canal getting blocked for 6 days by the Ever Given, new ships are increasingly being built larger than Suezmax, and must go around.
https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/106634/europes-busiest-container-ports