Container Carriers Are Still Using the Red Sea. But for How Long?

60 ships crossed last week. One escalation could send capacity back around the Cape.

The Houthi blockade did not stop container traffic.

Nineteen carriers still used the strait.

Some sent ships larger than 15,000 TEU.

But the surface picture is misleading.

More vessels are switching off AIS.

One carrier has already cancelled a sailing.

And another retreat from the route could affect far more than the Red Sea.

The real question is not whether ships are still passing.

It is how quickly one more attack could change capacity, charters and rates.

Here are the 4 signals that matter. 👇

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1. Container traffic is holding—for now

60 containerships crossed Bab el Mandeb during July 20–26.