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drray23

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5. I am sure some shipping companies are already adapting and considering to use the "old route".

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Sat Mar 28, 2026, 10:39 AM

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It is a matter of taking into account that the supply chain takes 10 more days and 25% more fuel to do that. This extra cost eventually gets absorbed into the whole supply chain, raising the cost to ship goods by a few percent. This beats being moored at the entrance of the Strait of Hormuz waiting for authorization to go through or cessation of hostilities.

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