Ship Blockage Suez Canal/Jeep Assembly Plant Closures

[redrider]

Well, it is called shipping for a reason. Do some research and you will find a plethora of words and phrases in use today from the Age of Sail.

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[Capt.Grumps1075]

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Can someone explain to me why stuff from Asia goes the long way to North America?

I used to live next to Long Beach, I know tons of imports come that way, but why would something go west across the Indian Ocean, up through the Suez, across the Mediterranean, and then across the Atlantic rather than just taking a straight shot east across the Pacific?

The main reason is the actual sea conditions. In some areas they change from good too, oh hell hold on, in the blink of an eye. Another is cost effectiveness. They may be stopping in several ports before they reach a final port of call for final off-load and then on too another port for reloading as an empty vessel. And finally some countries don't play well together so they have bans on ships with certain countries flags on them. Even entering those countries waters can be dangerous for them. There are other reasons also but most of them are directly related too logistical matters

 

[Klutch]

I went through the Suez on an aircraft carrier. It's bizarre. At some points, you can look over the side from the flight deck and it appears you are moving over desert. At other points I saw guys in tiny canoes paddling around.

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