What happened
Container services between West India and North Europe keep routing around southern Africa while the southern Red Sea stays closed to most liner traffic.
- Corridors touched
- Europe · SeaGulf · Sea
- Chokepoints
- Bab el mandeb · Suez
- Status
- Active: the crew is watching
Impact by corridor
2 corridorsIndia to Europe by sea
SevereEvery West India to North Europe loop now runs via the Cape
- Transit Mumbai to Rotterdam moves from about 24 days to 34 to 38 days.
- Weekly loops drop to every 9 to 10 days while ships are tied up on the longer route.
- Space is tight on the first two sailings after any blank week; book 14 days out.
India to the Gulf by sea
WatchGulf relays pick up displaced Europe cargo
- Some Europe cargo is relayed through Gulf hubs, adding 2 to 3 days of yard time there.
- Direct Gulf services are not rerouted.
Key numbers
Europe · Sea
+12 daysExtra transit, Mumbai to RotterdamSource Snappy Crew estimate (illustrative)
Europe · Sea
3 of 4Sailings kept per monthSource Snappy Crew estimate (illustrative)
Gulf · Sea
2–3 daysAdded relay dwell at Gulf hubsSource Snappy Crew estimate (illustrative)
Outlook
Europe · SeaSevere
- Routing stays via the Cape for at least three more weeks.
- A return to the canal would take about two weeks to show up in arrivals.
Gulf · SeaWatch
- Gulf yards stay busy while the relay volume lasts.
An outlook is a reading of the sources, not a price prediction. For price and transit time on a lane, use the route forecast.
What to do
0 of 3 done
Europe · Sea
Gulf · Sea
Sources
3 listed| Title | Publisher | Published | Trust |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liner routing advisory digest (illustrative) | Routing Digest | Trust 5 of 5 | |
| Marine security bulletin summary (illustrative) | Security Bulletin | Trust 4 of 5 | |
| Weekly schedule reliability note (illustrative) | Schedule Desk | Trust 4 of 5 |
Illustrative briefingThe event, figures, publishers and sources on this page are invented for the demo. Real briefings cite published reporting, ranked by a trust score from 1 to 5, and never quote a carrier, port authority or person who did not say it.