Red Sea attacks disrupt global shipping
Container shipping companies have been avoiding the Red Sea and rerouting vessels around Africa as Houthi militants in Yemen escalate attacks on commercial vessels.
Rotterdam,
Netherlands
Shanghai,
China
Suez Canal
11,000
nautical miles
Red Sea
Yemen
Bab el-Mandeb Strait
14,000
nautical miles
8–10 days longer
Cape of Good Hope
Rotterdam,
Netherlands
Shanghai,
China
Suez Canal
11,000
nautical miles
Red Sea
Yemen
Bab el-Mandeb Strait
14,000
nautical miles
8–10 days longer
Cape of Good Hope
Rotterdam,
Netherlands
Shanghai,
China
Suez Canal
11,000
nautical miles
Red Sea
Yemen
Bab el-Mandeb Strait
14,000
nautical miles
8–10 days longer
Cape of Good Hope