Before this year, Tobias Kammann, a European vessel send captain, had just once sailed around the southern tip of Africa, and the lack of other vessels in the little-trafficked waters made him feel pretty much alone. But these days, there are so many boats there, he said, that “it’s a bit like the road “.To obtain from Asia to Europe and again, international shipping companies have for generations sailed through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal. However, the Houthi rebels in Yemen started using drones and missiles to attack ships in the Red Sea, making it necessary for shipping firms to divert their goods around the Cape of Good Hope at Africa’s southern idea, which is 3,500 coastal yards and 10 weeks long. Western-led marine warships were sent to the Red Sea to suppress the problems, which the Iran-backed Houthis said were a reaction to Israel’s battle on Hamas in Gaza. Despite those operations, the problems continued, and professional vessels have, for the most part, stayed away. And Middle Eastern experts predicted that the Houthis would continue to launch attacks despite the decline in Iran’s influence in the region as Hezbollah’s presence was weakened and Bashar al-Assad’s federal fell. It appears as though the freight business was brought back in time before the Suez Canal opened in 1869. Salvatore Mercogliano, a seafaring writer and associate professor at Campbell University in North Carolina, said,” This is one of the most significant difficulties that delivery has faced in a long time.” ImageFlames and dust engulfed the Sounion, a Greek-flagged fuel ship, for months after Houthis attacked it in late August. Record… Eunavfor Aspides, via ReutersWe are having difficulty retrieving the article content. In your browser’s settings, choose enable JavaScript. Thank you for your patience while we verify exposure. If you are in Audience mode please leave and log into your Times accounts, or listen for all of The Times. Thank you for your patience while we verify exposure. Presently a customer? Register in. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.