{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Cape Route","description":"The Cape Route, also known as the Cape of Good Hope route, is the sea lane around the southern tip of Africa connecting Asia and Europe while bypassing the Suez Canal and the Red Sea. Shipping lines activate this alternative route when security risks or capacity constraints make the Suez passage unattractive. Compared with the Suez routing, transit time increases by roughly 10 to 14 days and the distance grows by several thousand kilometres. For freight forwarders this means longer lead times, h","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/cape-route","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-07-27T22:23:02.509917","citation":"https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/crude-oil/092524-cape-of-good-hope-reroutes-likely-to-persist-well-into-2025-as-industry-adapts-one-ceo","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/cape-route","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Cape Route · The Cape Route, also known as the Cape of Good Hope route, is the sea lane around the southern tip of Africa connecting Asia and Europe while bypassing the Suez Canal and the Red Sea. · Quelle: https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/crude-oil/092524-cape-of-good-hope-reroutes-likely-to-persist-well-into-2025-as-industry-adapts-one-ceo"}