Suez vs Cape: diversion cost
Avoiding the Red Sea means routing around the Cape of Good Hope. This prices the detour for the major Suez-dependent trades (the extra distance, days, bunkers, cost and CO₂) at your speed and fuel price. Distances are representative sea-route reference figures for the named lanes.
| Trade lane | Suez | Cape | Extra | +Days | +Bunkers | +Cost | +CO₂ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Singapore → Rotterdam Asia to Europe boxship | 8,365 | 11,853 | +3,488+42% | +9.1 | +1,181 t | +$732,117 | +3,677 t |
Shanghai → Rotterdam Asia to Europe boxship | 10,514 | 13,834 | +3,320+32% | +8.6 | +1,124 t | +$696,854 | +3,500 t |
Arab Gulf → Rotterdam AG crude / clean | 6,515 | 11,299 | +4,784+73% | +12.5 | +1,620 t | +$1,004,142 | +5,043 t |
Mumbai → Rotterdam India to Europe | 6,362 | 10,830 | +4,468+70% | +11.6 | +1,513 t | +$937,815 | +4,710 t |
Arab Gulf → Augusta AG to Med crude | 4,142 | 11,279 | +7,137+172% | +18.6 | +2,416 t | +$1,498,027 | +7,524 t |
Jebel Ali → Genoa AG to Med | 4,409 | 10,843 | +6,434+146% | +16.8 | +2,178 t | +$1,350,470 | +6,783 t |
Singapore → Gibraltar Asia to Med / Atlantic | 6,988 | 10,783 | +3,795+54% | +9.9 | +1,285 t | +$796,555 | +4,001 t |
Distances are representative navigable sea-route reference figures for the named lanes (the Cape leg routed south of the Cape of Good Hope), not great-circle and not live-routed per request. The detour cost is computed at your inputs: extra days = extra distance ÷ speed; extra bunkers = consumption × extra days; CO₂ at the VLSFO factor 3.114. Port time, canal-toll savings (a Cape voyage pays no Suez due) and weather are not netted here. A planning estimate.Plan a specific voyage in the Route Planner; see published canal tariffs on canal tolls.