[국제]Major shipping companies reviewed the detour of the Cape of Good Hope due to the suspension of the Suez Canal

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Amidst the suspension of passage through the Suez Canal in Egypt due to the aground of a super-large container ship, major shipping companies around the world are considering the use of a detour route to the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa.

Reporter Kim Won-bae reports.

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Ships are waiting on the Great Bitter Lake in the middle of the Suez Canal in Egypt.

This is because the passage of the Suez Canal was stopped when the super-large container ship’Ever Given’ was stranded on the Suez Canal on the 23rd.

Foreign media report that 30 ships are currently tied to Suez Port and Great Bitter Lake on the Red Sea side.

In the meantime, Musk and Hapagroid, the world’s largest shipping companies, are considering using a route via the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa in the event of a prolonged Suez Canal accident, Bloomberg reported.

In a statement, the Danish shipper Musk said, “We are considering all alternatives, including via the Hope Peak,” and “Important and time-sensitive cargo can be transported by air.”

“We haven’t made any specific decisions yet, and it will depend on how long the Suez Canal remains impenetrable.”

Hapagrod also announced that “we are closely monitoring the impact of the Suez Canal crisis on transportation services, and are currently looking for ships capable of bypassing the Cape of Good Hope.”

Danish shipping company Tom said that customers have begun inquiring about the additional costs incurred if they take the Cape of Good Hope bypass.

If you pass through the Cape of Good Hope, the route distance increases by about 9,650 km.

In this case, a large tanker transports crude oil from the Middle East to Europe, which would cost 300,000 dollars for fuel and about 340 million won in our money, Bloomberg estimates.

Nevertheless, the reason why large shipping companies consider bypassing the Cape of Good Hope is because the damage caused by delays in transportation is large.

If the ship’s operation is delayed by one day, it is known that the shipowner loses $60,000 and about 70 million won in our money.

According to the analysis of Roy’s List, a British shipping industry magazine, the suspension of operation of the Suez Canal is disrupting the transportation of cargoes worth 9 billion dollars a day and about 1.2 trillion won worth of Korean money.

For the treatment of the Ever Given, whose bow part is stuck in the sand embankment of the Suez Canal, the Dutch Smit Salvage and Japan’s Nippon Salvage were used to dispose of it.

This is YTN Kim Won-bae.

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