Drought in the Panama Canal, tensions in the Red Sea, global shipping is facing challenges, what is the impact of ship deviations?
This year, the Panama Canal is experiencing a severe drought that is rare in 70 years. Starting in December, the number of ships that can reserve passage per day has been reduced from 32 in July to 22. This has led to a surge in tolls, forcing shipping companies to either pay hefty queue-jumping fees or choose alternative routes.
The Red Sea Bab el-Mandeb Strait and the Suez Canal are important passages for global trade. Currently, more than 20,000 ships pass through the Suez Canal every year. Among them, 30% of the freight volume carried by the Red Sea Channel is container trade.
After the drought in the Panama Canal, shipping companies have chosen to divert from the Suez Canal. However, with tensions in the Red Sea, global trade is once again facing huge challenges, which means that they must be careful when choosing to divert.
Since mid-November, the Houthi armed forces have expanded the scope of their attacks on Israeli targets and began to attack “Israeli-related ships” in the Red Sea. Recently, many cargo ships have been attacked in the Red Sea, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and nearby waters.
At present, many ships have actively avoided the Suez Canal and diverted to the Cape of Good Hope, which means an increase in voyage distance and cost, an extension of the shipping schedule, and uncertainty in docking time, which also increases the instability of navigation.
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Post time: Dec-21-2023