Red Sea shipping disruptions could be avoided in the future by using the Arctic – but it could spell trouble for fragile ecosystems
- Written by Kemal Akbayirli, PhD Candidate in Maritime Business & Logistics, Ordu University

Attacks by Yemeni Houthi rebels on merchant ships in the Red Sea have hit world trade. Between November and December 2023, the number of containers travelling through the Red Sea each day fell by 60% as ships moving goods between Asia and Europe diverted their routes around the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of...