The end of detours in the Red Sea raises many questions for carriers – Drewry | 27/01/26

Drewry warns that after more than two years of container shipping services diverting around the Cape of Good Hope, the gradual end of those diversions and the return of transits through the Red Sea and Suez Canal raises many questions and preparations for shippers who need to be ready for the change. While the resumption of navigation via Suez —driven by some carriers beginning to return to the traditional route— offers potential benefits in time and cost, operators need to carefully assess operational factors such as insurance, congestion at European ports and adjustments to logistics planning as traffic on the more direct route recovers. Link to Article