Instead of passing through the Suez Canal, ships are sailing around South Africa’s Cape of Good Hope since mid-December, a detour that adds at least a week to the journey. The additional fuel burned has led to approximately an extra 13.

Instead of passing through Egypts Suez Canal, hundreds of vessels since mid-December are sailing around South Africas Cape of Good Hope — a detour that adds at least a week to the journey between South Asia and northern Europe.

The attack follows an uptick in assaults launched by the Houthis in recent days after a relative lull in their monthslong campaign over Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

The U.S. Military’s Central Command has reported a series of maritime disturbances attributed to the Houthi rebels, whose leadership openly declared attacks on any ship associated with Israeli ports or countries supporting Israel,