As container vessels come under attack in the Red Sea, the world’s largest shipping companies are rerouting their vessels away from the Suez canal towards the coast of South Africa.

But local ports may not benefit from the traffic as they are passed by due to massive local congestion.

The Iran-aligned Yemeni Houthi militant group has launched missile and drone attacks on ships in the Red Sea. They say this is in solidarity with Hamas, following Israel’s assault on the Gaza Strip.