# News - Estonia

> Panama Canal congestion has pushed charterers of US LNG cargoes to northeast Asia toward the Suez Canal. Transits via Suez rose sharply for December and January loadings, according to Vortexa data.

- Date: 2021-01-03 · published 2021-01-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49025-news-estonia
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Rerouting of LNG tankers signals shipping bottlenecks and higher freight costs, supporting energy prices and marginally tightening freight capacity for bulk goods.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2026-06-24 | [Two Pressures, One Canal: Conservation Meets Geopolitics at Panama \| Engineering News-Record](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16849-two-pressures-one-canal-conservation-meets-geopolitics-at-panama-engineering.md) | +3.7% | -11.2% |
| NATGAS | 2019-12-24 | [New England Natural Gas Prices Hit Two Year High \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7851-new-england-natural-gas-prices-hit-two-year-high-oilprice-com.md) | -2.4% | -11.6% |
| NATGAS | 2022-10-31 | [U.S. natural gas futures jump 10% to two-week high on rising LNG exports - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39307-u-s-natural-gas-futures-jump-10-to-two-week-high-on-rising-lng-exports-energy.md) | -5.3% | +18.8% |
| NATGAS | 2023-06-27 | [Norwegian Outages Test European Natural Gas Market, Renew Supply Concerns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35688-norwegian-outages-test-european-natural-gas-market-renew-supply-concerns.md) | -4.1% | -0.3% |
| NATGAS | 2024-06-03 | [Norway outage pushes European gas prices to highest this year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7809-norway-outage-pushes-european-gas-prices-to-highest-this-year.md) | +24.9% | +9.1% |

## Sources

- cfs.net: https://cfs.net/estonia/en/news/the-recent-attacks-on-cargo-ships-in-the-red-sea-route-have-shaken-the-global-cargo-industry/

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