Weight of Freight: The Red Sea and Suez Canal - Full Utilisation and Its Impact

Listen to this episode as our Crude Oil Reporter, Rhys van Dinther, puts forward some important questions to Delia He, Freight Analyst at Vortexa, following developments in the Suez Canal. Specifically, in relation to the re-opening of the canal and re-transiting of vessels through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait;

• If the full use of the Suez Canal returns, what does the timeframe look like for ship owners?

• If a return is expected in the near term, which vessel sizes are expected to be affected the most?

• What impact could the reopening of the Red Sea have on freight rates in the long term?

• And much more