List of International Sea Routes for Navigation 

Water Transport includes transportation from canals, lakes, rivers, seas, and oceans. It can be classified as national and international transportation.

Water transport can be divided into two parts: (a) Inland water transport; (b) Ocean water transport. The list of International Sea routes is discussed below: 

1.South Atlantic Oceanic Route This route joins North America and Europe with South America.  

2.North Atlantic Oceanic Route It is much more important than any other waterway. This waterway joins the developed regions of Western Europe with the developed region of North America.

There are many important parts of the world on this oceanic route, e.g., Glasgow, Manchester, Southampton, London, Rotterdam, Bremen, Lisbon, Quebec, Montreal, New Orleans, York, Charleston, Gaveston, and New Havana. 

3.Routes of the Mediterranean Sea This waterway joins Asia and Australia continents with North Atlantic Ocean routes. Mediterranean waterway joins together the maximum number of countries of the world. 

4.Cape of Good Hope route It joins Eastern Asia and Europe to southern parts of Africa. This oceanic route has lost its importance with the construction of the Suez Canal.

Nowadays, only large-sized ships loaded with heavy and cheap goods sail through this oceanic route. 

5.North Pacific Oceanic Route These waterways join East Asia and North America with each other. This waterway is very long.

From this route the countries like China. Korea, Japan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong take maximum benefits. 

6.South Pacific Oceanic Route It connects Australia, New Zealand, North America, and Western Europe with each other.

Through this oceanic route, Australia exports wool, butter, cheese, skins, rubber, etc., and industrial products are imported. 

7.Routes of Indian Ocean Indian oceanic waterways are used by the countries which fall in the vicinity of the Indian Ocean.

The major items exported through this route are tea, jute products, mineral ores, and import items are mainly industrial products.