Ships avoiding attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea are sailing past the Cape of Good Hope. Neither Cape Town nor Durban have seen an uptick in ships docking to refuel. One reason why ships bypass Durban is because of how congested it is.\u00a0In mid-April,\u00a0the\u00a0average wait time was\u00a04\u00a0days, according to Portcast, which tracks global shipping carriers.\u00a0The average wait time at Mombasa in Kenya or Pointe Noire in the Republic of Congo is less than\u00a02\u00a0days. In China\u2019s Shanghai port, where 336 ships were waiting to dock between 15 and 21 April, the wait time was 1.1 days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ships avoiding attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea are sailing past the Cape of Good Hope. Neither Cape Town nor Durban have seen an uptick in ships docking to refuel. One reason why ships bypass Durban is because of how congested it is.\u00a0In mid-April,\u00a0the\u00a0average wait time was\u00a04\u00a0days, according to Portcast, which tracks global shipping carriers.\u00a0The average wait time at Mombasa in Kenya or Pointe Noire in the Republic of Congo is less than\u00a02\u00a0days. 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