Jump in Red Sea shipping traffic overblown, third-party data suggests

Clarksons and PortWatch statistics show traffic still stagnating below half its pre-crisis level

A Messina Lines container ship crosses the Red Sea in May 2025 under the protection of a war vessel from EUNavfor Aspides.
A Messina Lines container ship crosses the Red Sea in May 2025 under the protection of a war vessel from EUNavfor Aspides.Photo: EUNafor Aspides
Published 10 June 2025, 12:08Updated 10 June 2025, 12:08
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