# Red Sea crisis still forcing costly detours - Maersk | AGBI

> Maersk says the Red Sea disruption will likely persist through 2025, with Houthi attacks forcing vessels around the Cape of Good Hope, adding 10 to 14 days to journeys. The company raised its 2025 profit forecast on stronger volumes and expects container growth of 2 to 4 percent.

- Date: 2025-08-07 · published 2025-08-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16924-red-sea-crisis-still-forcing-costly-detours-maersk-agbi
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Longer routings keep container and bulk freight costs and insurance elevated, supporting ocean freight rates and fuel costs that feed into landed feed ingredient prices.

## Read by commodity

- BRENT: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2025-08-21 | [The Red Sea crisis: Renewed attacks keep shipping at risk \| project44](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16925-the-red-sea-crisis-renewed-attacks-keep-shipping-at-risk-project44.md) | +1.0% | +2.0% |
| BRENT | 2023-12-19 | [Oil rises 1% as Red Sea shipping concerns unnerve traders](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32884-oil-rises-1-as-red-sea-shipping-concerns-unnerve-traders.md) | +2.8% | -0.1% |
| BRENT | 2025-10-03 | [Red Sea shipping risks stay high as Houthis end ceasefire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16911-red-sea-shipping-risks-stay-high-as-houthis-end-ceasefire.md) | +2.2% | +0.4% |
| BRENT | 2022-02-23 | [Shipping braces for impact as Russia-Ukraine crisis intensifies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42613-shipping-braces-for-impact-as-russia-ukraine-crisis-intensifies.md) | +10.4% | +21.2% |
| BRENT | 2026-02-28 | [Iran war throws oil market into biggest crisis in decades \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20769-iran-war-throws-oil-market-into-biggest-crisis-in-decades-reuters.md) | +31.0% | +62.6% |

## Sources

- agbi.com: https://www.agbi.com/logistics/2025/08/red-sea-crisis-still-forcing-costly-detours-maersk/

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