Boats are avoiding crossing the Panama and Suez canals for expensive

The Sealtiel Maritime Analysis based in Copenhagen says that since October 2015 some 115 ships deployed in Asia-USA and Asia-North Europe, lines made the return trip to Asia by sailing around southern Africa to avoid going through channels Suez and Panama, according to El Pais.

The authorities of the Suez Canal at the time reported that during 2014 the movement of ships fell 2.8%.

The extra distance to sail around Africa is offset by higher boat speed, low fuel prices and other miscellaneous savings. But higher speeds and distances lengthen means more Co2 emission.

Both channels belong to the States and, if the state monopoly tariffs being fit your needs, but when there is freedom of competition the market imposes its rules and the answers will not wait.

Private companies defend monopolies looking for other alternatives; They avoid them simply because it is not easy to shift costs to third parties.

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