Tag: Suez
Red Sea vs. Cape of Good Hope
From gCaptain: Meanwhile, from Splash: This is worth quoting in full: Ships taking the alternative, non-Houthi route between Asia and Europe face another perilous situation, namely the rough seas around South Africa. The 6,966 teu MSC Antonia lost 46 boxes overboard last week during severe weather conditions with another 305 containers damaged, according the increasingly…
Canals (I)
Found a 3-part documentary charmingly titled Suez: A Very British Crisis, which I have yet to watch. Aperitivo: “The Story of British Canals”, in which I learned a number of interestoids (IODs). IOD 1: IOD 2: IOD 3: IOD 4: IOD 5: * Speaking of “hopeful investors”, I’m reading a book my mother stumbled upon…
Iver Huitfeldt
A belligerent vessel en route from Denmark to the Red Sea, on an expedition the Danish Navy call their “sharpest mission since 1864” (something to do with Prussia and Austria). For now, the big clean boat carries big-ass missiles that will cost 10 million DKR a pop. They’ve got five shots. This is where it…
Costs of the Red Sea in 2024
Maersk is in and out of the Red Sea, which seems like poor decision-making on the part of new(ish) non-Danish CEO. He’ll get boardroom tut tuts for what he probably thought was a mighty bold fuck you to what’s actually happening in the world. Meanwhile, it’s costing lives and livelihoods. FreightWaves: BBC: Eddie Skoller was…