Suez Canal comeback gathers momentum
Container shipping's return to the Suez Canal is accelerating, with almost two-thirds of Far East–Europe capacity now operating through the Red Sea. Shorter voyages promise faster deliveries and lower operating…
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Suez returns to the Asia–Europe routing mix
Asia–Europe container shipping is entering a new phase, with Suez and the Cape of Good Hope increasingly operating as parallel routing options rather than the market moving immediately back to…
Selective Suez returns expose growing overcapacity risk in container shipping
Container shipping lines have tested limited returns through the Suez Canal, but the industry looks far from a full restoration of pre-crisis Red Sea operations this year. For the past…
Uncertainty over Suez Canal return as insurance costs soar
Container shipping lines remain cautious about returning to the Red Sea routing, with ongoing geopolitical instability and rising insurance costs prolonging diversions around southern Africa. Despite the ceasefire in Gaza,…
Shipping lines face challenges when red sea routes reopen
The recently established ceasefire in Gaza and assurances from Houthi forces to limit attacks on non-Israeli vessels may have created an opportunity to restore transit through the Suez Canal for…
Cape diversions are the new normal (for now)
The Houthi attacks on commercial shipping began in December 2023 and show no sign of ending, with the major container shipping lines scheduling the 3,500 mile diversion around the Cape of Good Hope…
The Red Sea Crisis: Tracking the diverted vessels
Following the early January escalation of attacks on container ships off the coast of Yemen the major container shipping lines began diverting vessels away from the Suez Canal and around…
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