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A shipping route is a trade route
Trade route

A trade route is a Logistics identified as a series of pathways and stoppages used for the commercial transport of cargo. Allowing Good s to reach distant markets, a single trade route contains long distance Arterial road which may further be connected to several smaller networks of commercial and non commercial transportation....
 used by merchant ships.

Early routes usually were coast
Coast

The coast is defined as that part of the land adjoining or near the ocean or its saltwater arms. A precise line that can be called a coastline cannot be determined due to the process of tides....
al in nature as navigators had to rely on the coastal landmarks. As the knowledge of navigation
Navigation

Navigation is the process of reading, and controlling the movement of a craft or vehicle from one place to another. It is also the term of art used for the specialized knowledge used by navigators to perform navigation tasks....
 and mapmaking increased, shipping routes became less dependent on coastal landmarks and spanned to larger sea
SEA

See also: Sea and seasThe three-letter acronym SEA may refer to:People/organizations/businesses*Scientists and Engineers for America, a pro-science political advocacy group....
s and ocean
Ocean

An ocean is a major body of Seawater, and a principal component of the hydrosphere. Approximately 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by ocean, a World Ocean that is customarily divided into several principal oceans and smaller seas....
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A shipping route is a trade route
Trade route

A trade route is a Logistics identified as a series of pathways and stoppages used for the commercial transport of cargo. Allowing Good s to reach distant markets, a single trade route contains long distance Arterial road which may further be connected to several smaller networks of commercial and non commercial transportation....
 used by merchant ships.

Early routes usually were coast
Coast

The coast is defined as that part of the land adjoining or near the ocean or its saltwater arms. A precise line that can be called a coastline cannot be determined due to the process of tides....
al in nature as navigators had to rely on the coastal landmarks. As the knowledge of navigation
Navigation

Navigation is the process of reading, and controlling the movement of a craft or vehicle from one place to another. It is also the term of art used for the specialized knowledge used by navigators to perform navigation tasks....
 and mapmaking increased, shipping routes became less dependent on coastal landmarks and spanned to larger sea
SEA

See also: Sea and seasThe three-letter acronym SEA may refer to:People/organizations/businesses*Scientists and Engineers for America, a pro-science political advocacy group....
s and ocean
Ocean

An ocean is a major body of Seawater, and a principal component of the hydrosphere. Approximately 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by ocean, a World Ocean that is customarily divided into several principal oceans and smaller seas....
s.

See also

  • Waterway
    Waterway

    A waterway is any navigable body of water. These include rivers, lakes, seas, oceans, and canals. In order for a waterway to be navigable, it must meet several criteria:...