Since November 2023, Houthi attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea have forced ships to reroute around the Cape of Good Hope — adding 10–14 days and ↗ $3,000+ per container to shipping costs. This tool maps how those freight and insurance cost shocks flow through container supply chains into the price of 59 everyday foods.
This page was built after conversations with Matilde Ciani — whose questions about global shipping chokepoints pushed it from idea to reality. Part of a broader plan to map every major chokepoint in the world.
Average freight exposure across all foods · bubble size = average exposure · colour = severity band · driven by Suez route dependency