> Most energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz have no other means of exiting the Persian Gulf
How much of a pain would it be to build a canal through the UAE and Oman to go around the Strait of Hormuz? I don't think that cost would be a problem.
eesmith · 3h ago
If I eyeball it right, the canal would need to be least 150 km long (Suez is about 200km) and the lowest high spot is 300m elevation (Gatun Lake for the Panama canal is 26 m).
You'll need some big locks. The first ship I clicked on was the crude tanker Al Yarmouk, 333 meters long and 60 meters wide. This is too large to fit into the Panama Canal. Panamax is 289.56 m long and 32.31 m wide.
Sounds pretty expensive to me.
theandrewbailey · 2h ago
> Sounds pretty expensive to me.
The Gulf states are exceedingly wealthy.
Kon-Peki · 40m ago
Nobody is going to pay to use such a canal except during extraordinary geopolitical events.
Plus, it doesn’t help with the current situation.
Bluestein · 3h ago
I seem to recall something along those lines was being talked about ...
... that or a 'multimodal' logistics link of some sort.-
How much of a pain would it be to build a canal through the UAE and Oman to go around the Strait of Hormuz? I don't think that cost would be a problem.
There's no water available for locks.
Take a look at the traffic going through the strait now - https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:54.2/cente... . One canal isn't enough.
You'll need some big locks. The first ship I clicked on was the crude tanker Al Yarmouk, 333 meters long and 60 meters wide. This is too large to fit into the Panama Canal. Panamax is 289.56 m long and 32.31 m wide.
Sounds pretty expensive to me.
The Gulf states are exceedingly wealthy.
Plus, it doesn’t help with the current situation.
... that or a 'multimodal' logistics link of some sort.-