# The ongoing ripple effects of Red Sea shipping disruptions | Maersk

> Maersk reports that more than six months of Red Sea tensions have intensified ripple effects on shipping, with ships still diverted around the Cape of Good Hope. Suez transits have fallen 66% since diversions began, and port congestion, equipment shortages and delays persist while container demand remains strong.

- Date: 2024-07-09 · published 2024-07-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17020-the-ongoing-ripple-effects-of-red-sea-shipping-disruptions-maersk
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Continued diversions and congestion keep ocean freight and transit times elevated, adding cost and timing risk to global feed ingredient and grain shipments.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- maersk.com: https://www.maersk.com/insights/resilience/2024/07/09/effects-of-red-sea-shipping

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