Georgia's Port of Savannah is reporting faster shipping times for cargo from India, as ocean carriers have gradually started to resume routes through the Suez Canal.
According to a September 22 release from the Georgia Ports Authority, Indian cargo has been reaching the Port of Savannah 10 to 14 days faster in recent weeks. That includes shipments from Maersk, which recently shifted its MECL service from routing around Africa's Cape of Good Hope to the Suez Canal, cutting roughly nine days off of travel to Savannah from Nhava Sheva, India. CMA CGM is also in the process of resuming its Suez Canal INDAMEX service, which is expected to reduce transit times between Nhava Sheva and Savannah by five days.
“Georgia Ports welcomes the transit time improvements as several major carriers return to Suez routings linking Georgia to world markets,” said President of Georgia Ports Kevin Price.
Earlier in September, Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd announced that they would be resuming sailings through the Suez Canal for four joint container routes connecting Asia and India to Europe. This is despite the fact that Houthi rebels have managed to seize Yemen's Red Sea coast in recent days, with the U.S. Maritime Administration issuing an advisory on September 23 warning that attacks on commercial ships in the region have resumed.
