In the first three weeks of this month, the top 10 carriers made only 25 calls at Jeddah, compared to 88 in the same period last year. These figures apply to only eight of the top 10 carriers in fact as HMM and ZIM were not sending ships to the Saudi Arabian port.
The Red Sea conflict has had a far-reaching impact on the way large carriers are serving the Red Sea. Jeddah and King Abdullah used to be served with wayport calls by vessels trading between the US East Coast, North Europe and the Mediterranean on the western side, and the Middle East, the Indian Subcontinent and the Far East on the eastern side.
All major loops between the Far East and Europe have been re-routed via the Cape of Good Hope. Several services between the Arab Gulf, India and the West have been closed, while the remaining ones now also sail around South Africa.
Source: Alphaliner
