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The Suez Canal faces lower traffic and competitiveness after the pandemic and a collapse in oil prices, with Brent falling to $19.33 a barrel in early April. Three major carriers in the 2M alliance plan to reroute some ships around the Cape of Good Hope.
Yemen conflict and piracy near Bab el-Mandeb add costs.
Rerouting around the Cape lengthens voyages and raises ocean freight demand for ships, while lower oil prices reduce bunker costs, leaving net freight effects mixed for grain movements.
thearabweekly.comMohamed HammadMay 22, 2020Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 36 past logistics events, Crude Oil (Brent) moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (50% higher; middle half -4.6% to +3.2%), and +1.5% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
