Editing Cape of Good Hope (section)

===Contemporary===
[[File:Kapstadt - Kap der guten Hoffnung.jpg|thumb|Sign at the Cape of Good Hope, 2018]]
The Cape of Good Hope saw an increase of ship activity after the [[2021 Suez Canal obstruction|2021 Suez canal obstruction]], and the [[2024 Red Sea Crisis]] with ships needing a different route from the [[Indian Ocean]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/26/suez-canal-ship-stuck-crisis-shipping-companies-rerouting-blocked-ships |title=Suez canal: Japanese owner of stricken ship talks of plan to refloat it |first1=Martin |first2=Michael |last1=Farrer |last2=Safi |date=26 March 2021 |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=26 March 2021 |archive-date=26 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326171941/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/26/suez-canal-ship-stuck-crisis-shipping-companies-rerouting-blocked-ships |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/refloat-efforts-resume-cape-of-good-hope-beckons-suez-update/ar-BB1eY7A4 |title=Ships Divert From Canal; More Tugs Coming: Suez Update |first1=Salma |first2=Mirette |last1=El Wardany |last2=Magdy |publisher=[[MSN]] |agency=[[Bloomberg News]] |date=27 March 2001 |access-date=26 March 2021 |archive-date=26 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326104934/https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/refloat-efforts-resume-cape-of-good-hope-beckons-suez-update/ar-BB1eY7A4 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bunkerworld.com/news/Container-ships-turn-to-Cape-of-Good-Hope-as-Suez-issues-continue-cFlow-160261 |title=Container ships turn to Cape of Good Hope as Suez issues continue: cFlow |last=<!-- staff writer(s), no byline--> |work=[[Bunker World]] |access-date=2021-03-26 |archive-date=2021-04-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416085223/https://www.bunkerworld.com/news/Container-ships-turn-to-Cape-of-Good-Hope-as-Suez-issues-continue-cFlow-160261 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.africanews.com/2024/01/27/red-sea-crisis-spurs-maritime-traffic-to-cape-of-good-hope-boosting-south-africas-ports |title=Red Sea crisis spurs maritime traffic to Cape of Good Hope, boosting South Africa's ports |date=27 January 2024 }}</ref> The Cape of Good Hope route took a toll on the sea freight industry—stretching the transit time, reducing carriers availability, and skyrocketing shipment cost and container hire.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Simpson |first=Jack |title=As the Red Sea crisis continues, pressure on consumer prices follows in its wake |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/12/as-the-red-sea-crisis-continues-pressure-on-consumer-prices-follows-in-its-wake |access-date=28 June 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> Carriers' attempts to resort to the Red Sea route came at the expense of vessels and seafarers' safety as the Red Sea witnessed multiple sunken carriers struck by [[Houthi movement|Houthi rebels]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=The shipping industry is sounding the alarm as another vessel sinks in the Red Sea |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/20/business/red-sea-vessel-sunk-shipping-warning/index.html |access-date=28 June 2024 |work=[[CNN]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Ship attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels in fatal assault sinks in Red Sea in their second sinking |url=https://apnews.com/article/houthi-rebels-ship-attack-red-sea-yemen-bfa7d321e55c5bb59b268b82ef3c56ba |access-date=29 June 2024 |work=[[AP News]]}}</ref> Many large shipping companies and industries were afflicted by the situation such as [[IKEA]], [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]], Automotive companies, and [[Maersk]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Maersk suspends shipping through key Red Sea maritime trade route 'until further notice' |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/01/02/business/red-sea-houthi-attacks-maersk/index.html |access-date=29 June 2024 |work=[[CNN]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Maersk Operations through Red Sea / Gulf of Aden |url=https://www.maersk.com/news/articles/2023/12/15/maersk-operations-through-red-sea-gulf-of-aden |access-date=29 June 2024 |work=[[Maersk]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Top 8 Industries Affected by The Red Sea Crisis in January 2024 |url=https://www.resilinc.com/blog/top-industries-red-sea-crisis-supply-chain-january-2024/ |access-date=29 June 2024 |website=Resilinic|date=15 January 2024 }}</ref>