News / Emissions soaring as cargo patterns shift due to Red Sea crisis

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While shipping around the Cape of Good Hope has increased ship emissions, by adding distance and voyage duration, uncertainty in maritime supply chains has led to a shift toward air cargo for some shippers.

This has created a massive secondary increase in CO2, which dwarfs that of the extended shipping route.

The Loadstar has shared data from SeaRoutes suggesting emissions from a vessel travelling around the Cape could be some 27% higher per teu than going via the Suez Canal.

However, this estimate ...