Does anyone know how many ships diverted around the Cape because of the Suez blockage?

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Post #438,804 by drook 3/29/21 6:00:12 PM 3/29/21 6:00:12 PM Reply	Does anyone know how many ships diverted around the Cape because of the Suez blockage? And given that the canal saves roughly 3 weeks from the trip, are they turning around and heading back? -- Drew
Post #438,805 by Another Scott 3/29/21 6:07:03 PM 3/29/21 6:07:03 PM Reply	Dunno. But... Given (heh) the Suez backlog, turning around might not be any faster. Live ship traffic status: https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/shipid:5630138/zoom:14 There may be a status-update somewhere, but I didn't find one in a quick search. Cheers, Scott.
Post #438,807 by malraux 3/29/21 9:07:55 PM 3/29/21 9:07:55 PM Reply	IIRC it's about 4 days backup Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.

Does anyone know how many ships diverted around the Cape because of the Suez blockage? - (drook) - (2) - March 29, 2021, 06:00:12 PM EDT

Dunno. But... - (Another Scott) - (1) - March 29, 2021, 06:07:03 PM EDT

IIRC it's about 4 days backup -NT - (malraux) - March 29, 2021, 09:07:55 PM EDT

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