THE Red Sea crisis has forced shipping lines to sail around the Cape of Good Hope, increasing sailing distances and de facto increasing transit times as well. As a result, Sea-Intelligence noted that carriers travelling from the two sub-regions of Asia (North & South East Asia) and to the three sub-regions of Mediterranean (East, West, & Central MED), the average minimum transit time in the three months since the crisis (January-March 2024) increased by 39 per cent. ‘Asia-North Europe fared...
https://www.seanews.com.tr/average-minimum-transit-time-up-39pc-on-asia-med-sea-intelligence/200429/