Mumbai - For decades, global shipping was guided by a simple assumption: the most efficient route would remain the preferred route. The Red Sea-Suez Canal corridor represented that assumption at its strongest, connecting Asia with Europe through speed, scale and relative predictability. The current Red Sea disruption has challenged that belief and forced global trade to rethink its dependence on a few critical maritime choke points.

This is not merely a shipping issue. It is a business continuity issue. When vessels are diverted around the Cape of Good Hope, transit schedules can stretch by nearly 10 to . . .