Persistent drone and anti-ship missile attacks near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait are keeping major ocean carriers rerouting vessels around the Cape of Good Hope. The detour adds 10 to 14 days to transit times.
Carriers are absorbing higher freight and commodity shipping costs as a result.
Longer voyages absorb more vessel capacity, which tightens container and bulk freight supply and lifts ocean freight costs for grain and feed imports into Europe and Asia. Higher landed freight costs widen the delivered price gap for feed ingredients.
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