He was a local potentate in sumatra the indonesian island that cuts like a scimitar through the eastern indian ocean separating it from the strait of malacca .
他是苏门答腊岛上的土霸王,这座印尼岛屿像一把弯刀穿过东印度洋,与马六甲海峡隔海相望。
The nsr cuts the voyage from shanghai to hamburg by 6400km ( 4000 miles ) compared with the southern journey through the strait of malacca and the suez canal .
Most of the pirate attacks off the coast of somalia or in the malacca strait involve oil tankers that are ransomed .
索马里海岸线附近以及马六甲海峡的大多数海盗袭击都与劫持油轮、索要赎金有关。
For example , the sea lanes leading to the strait of malacca are the lifeblood of singapore 's prosperity .
例如,通往马六甲海峡的航海线是新加坡经济发展的命脉。
Regional cooperation among states has an important role to play in solving the problem of piracy and armed robbery against ships , as evidenced by the success of the regional anti-piracy operation in the straits of malacca and singapore .
But instead of setting a southerly course that would take the ship through the strait of malacca and across the indian ocean to the suez canal and european markets beyond , the rotterdam-bound yong sheng turned northeast , toward alaska and the arctic circle .