Car carriers must foot the bill to avoid the Red Sea
Car shipping companies are often bound by long contracts. This makes it harder to raise prices to cover the long trip around Africa.
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With about 80 percent of the business contract-bound, car carriers are – in contrast to other shipping segments – losing money on diverting ships around the Cape of Good Hope to avoid the Red Sea.
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