# Gemini's India–Europe loop goes back through Suez

> Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd will return their ME1 India–North Europe service to the Suez Canal route, with the first westbound sailing, Atlanta Express, leaving Salalah on 4 November. The carriers had previously routed the loop around the Cape of Good Hope.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-03T19:00:15.896Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/78344-gemini-s-india-europe-loop-goes-back-through-suez
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Shorter Suez transits free up container ship capacity in an already soft market, which tends to lower India–Europe freight quotes. This is a container shipping story with little direct effect on feed ingredient prices.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bearish ▼

## Sources

- forwardernews.com: https://www.forwardernews.com/news/2026-11-02-gemini-me1-back-through-suez

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