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Cape of Good Hope

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<Definition> The Cape of Good Hope is a geographic point on the southwestern tip of South Africa's Cape Peninsula, situated on a major maritime shipping route that rounds the southern tip of Africa to connect the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. In the late 15th century, the Portuguese navigator Bartolomeu Dias pioneered this route, which subsequently developed into a maritime trade route linking Europe with the Indian Ocean region. Today, it serves as an alternative route to those passing through the Suez Canal and the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, supporting maritime transport between Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.[1]
The Cape of Good Hope functions as an alternative to the main northern route linking Europe and the Middle East/AsiaPositional relationship in which the Cape of Good Hope, at the southern tip of Africa, serves as an alternative route to the main northern route (Suez Canal, Red Sea, Bab-el-Mandeb Strait) linking Europe and the Middle East/Asia Europe Key demand/supply region [MAIN NORTHERN ROUTE] Suez Canal ↓ Red Sea ↓ Bab-el-Mandeb Strait Main short-distance connection ALTERNATIVE ROUTE Southern Africa Cape of Good Hope Middle East / Asia Key supply/demand region
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＜定義＞ 喜望峰は、南アフリカ共和国のケープ半島南西部に位置し、アフリカ大陸南端を回航して大西洋とインド洋を結ぶ主要な海上輸送ルート上の地理的地点である。15世紀末にポルトガルの航海者バルトロメウ・ディアスがこの航路を開拓し、その後、欧州とインド洋地域を結ぶ海上交易路として発展した。 現代では、スエズ運河・バブ・エル・マンデブ海峡を経由する航路の代替ルートとして、欧州・中東・アジア間の海上輸送を支えている。[1]

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Six stages from a constraint on the main route, through the shift to the Cape of Good Hope, to the impact on shipping marketsSix-stage causal structure running from a peacetime baseline in which the main route is available, through a constraint arising, a shift to the Cape of Good Hope, maintained connectivity, cost incurred, and impact on the shipping market ① Main route available Suez/Red Sea route normally chosen ② Constraint on main route Security risk/blockage leads vessels to avoid the route ③ Cape of Good Hope route available Vessel/cargo flows shift to the Cape (southern Africa) ④ International logistics "connectivity" maintained Supply and demand regions connected via another route ⑤ Cost incurred from the longer route Increased distance, days, fuel use, vessel tie-up ⑥ Impact on the shipping market Tighter vessel supply-demand, impact on freight rates

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