Iran war diverts more ships from Suez to long route round Africa

iran's conflict is pushing more container ships away from the suez canal. shipping companies are choosing the longer route around africa's cape of good hope for asia-europe freight, even though it costs more. the suez canal normally handles about 12% of global trade, but the war risk is making insurers and operators rethink the shortcut. the cape route adds roughly 3,500 nautical miles and 10 days to a typical asia-europe journey, burning extra fuel and raising freight rates. no official numbers on how many ships have diverted so far, but the shift is already showing up in longer transit times and higher shipping costs for europe-bound goods.