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Shipping canal is a type of water canal specifically created along major seawater routes to ai

passage of cargo ships. Ship canals are specially designed or enlarged so as to accommoda

sized cargo vessels. Such canals are of vital importance in the maritime world as they offer

alternative transportation routes across major seawater networks and also help to regulate m

traffic internally within countries.

 Across the world there are many such shipping canals that aid the movement of ships on an

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basis. Some of these canals are also the most busiest traffic routes around the world.

Mentioned below are ten of the most famous and busiest shipping canals from around the w

1. The White Sea- Baltic Sea Canal: The White Sea-Baltic Sea Canal is an important waterway

that regularizes traffic internally along the Russian waterways starting from the White Sea in tand extending to the Baltic Sea down south.

Constructed in the year 1933, the shipping canal passes through various smaller water bodie

finally emerging into the Baltic Sea. Although an important navigation conduct, the canal

however isn’t suitable for merchant ships vessels with larger dimensions and specifications.

2. Rhine-Main-Danube Canal: Linking three important rivers in the heart of Western Europe, the R

Danube Canal or the Europa Canal was originally built as early as the 1938s. Over the years

been several constructional extensions that have been made to the canal, the last one being

in the early 1990s.

The Europa Canal is a major marine transportation gateway linking the North Sea to the Blac

the Atlantic Ocean. It is also an important shipping gateway within Europe.

3. Suez Canal: The Suez Canal is an extremely crucial and famous shipping canal allowing the

vessels between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea.

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The canal was constructed in the mid-1800s and as has been recognized as a maritime rout

at all times, to shipping vessels of all countries in order to facilitate continuity in maritime trad

operations irrespective of global conflicts.

4. Volga-Don Canal: The Volga-Don ship canal interlinks the Russian rivers Volga and Don in-tu

providing an important water passage through the Azoff Sea (a bay of the Black Sea) and th

Sea to the major oceanic networks.

The original construction work on the canal was started as early as the 16 century and the r

considered important because of the fact that it provided a much passage to connect the Eas

European shipping networks with their Western counterparts.

5. Kiel Canal: Connecting the Baltic Sea with the North Sea, the Kiel Canal passes through the

province of Schleswig-Holstein. The constructional aspect of the water route dates back to th

though the construction of the present-day Kiel water conduit began only during the late 189

Using the shipping canal allows vessels to bypass the longer route that passes via Denmark

of Jutland), which is regarded to quite an unstable maritime route.

6. Houston Ship Canal: Mainly utilised to provide passage of ships entering the Houston harbou

Gulf of Mexico, the Houston Ship Canal, is a vital water conduit in the internal United States.

 Although occurring naturally, the shipping canal has been broadened in order to ensure its c

viability. The Houston Ship Canal has been in existence and operation since the mid 1830s.

7. Panama Canal: One of the most crucial maritime gateways in the western region, the Panam

provides connectivity between the Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean through the Panama isthmu

th

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The canal was built in the year 1914 and has been a major marine route since then, with high

marine traffic passing through it on either sides.

8. Danube-Black Sea Canal: The Danube-Black Sea conduit is yet another important passage in t

European region. In addition to connecting the Danube River to the Black Sea, this shipping

in a way interlinks the Black Sea to the North Sea by way of the Danube-Main-Rhine conduit

provides a maritime passage to Eastern Europe by way of the Volga-Don canal.

The canal is important as it helps vessels to bypass the difficult deltaic region of Danube and

enable continuity in maritime operations.

9. Manchester Ship Canal: The Manchester Ship Canal passes through the Rivers Irwell and Me

province of Liverpool and extends up to Manchester.

In operation since the late 19 century, the shipping canal is one of the most crucial maritimeth

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the English internal marine transportation sector.

10. Welland Canal: The Welland Canal joins two major Canadian river networks – the Ontario R

the Erie River. The necessity of the ship canal is further emphasized by the fact that it allows

passage through the embankment of the Niagara Falls and completely avoid the Niagara Fall

 Although the construction work began as early as in 1924, over the years several extensions

to the canal which was finally completed in the year 1932.

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Myron says

March 8, 2014 at 12:21 am

Maybe I missed it but shouldn’t there be a map of the canal location? I can find it easily

but the casual searcher will not know where most of these canals are located.

Phyllis nyandia says

July 22, 2014 at 3:15 pm

Good work but there should be a map of canals.

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alhassin ali says

June 23, 2015 at 1:35 pm

should be a map of the canals very nacessery

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