"The International Monitory Fund’s PortWatch system designed to explore how global supply chains are exposed to present and future disruptions, is labeling the Suez Canal as a “notable chokepoint” calling attention to how dramatically traffic has declined as the security problems off Yemen escalated. In the second half of December, volume according to the IMF data is down by a quarter since the major container carriers operators began their programs of diversions. " See the original story at: The Maritime Executive.
Source: The Maritime Executive