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The first ships choose to sail around Africa instead of sailing through the Suez Canal. That important shipping lane for world trade is currently blocked by the container ship Evergreen. Due to uncertainty about how long the canal congestion will last, some ships are now choosing the long route via the Cape of Good Hope.
This provides additional sailing time for weeks, which also results in additional costs and emissions. Two liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers from the United States to Asia now seem to have changed the course of the Cape of Good Hope in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Ships that have sunk in the Red Sea are reviewing their options and can also choose to sail around Africa. As a result, their travel time can be extended up to two weeks.
Leading shipping companies AB Mல்லller-Mersk and Habok-Lloyd have previously said they could divert their container vessels via the Cape of Good Hope.
Efforts to recover the 400-meter-long and 224,000-ton Evergreen are still ongoing. It is not yet clear how long it will take to besiege the important Egyptian waterway. Dutch Boscalis is involved in saving the ship through its subsidiary Smith Salvage.
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