The Port of Salalah offers alternative shipping routes to avoid the South Red Sea. What are the changes in shipping times and costs?

Golden Ten Futures, May 10, according to foreign media reports, Oman's port of Salalah has launched a multimodal transport service connecting to the Saudi port of Jeddah as an alternative to diverting to the Cape of Good Hope. At the port of Salalah, there is a transit overland truck route connecting to Jeddah. The overland route takes about 4-5 days and is then connected to Europe or the east coast of the United States via the Suez Canal via container ships, reducing the total transit time on the current route. The port said the new multimodal service is expected to reduce transit time by 20% -40% compared to the traditional east-west trade route, resulting in cost savings of 10% -20% compared to the air-only solution. The port has recently partnered with Maersk, Oman Airport, and Transom to launch several sea and air solutions through the port, and the steady operation of these solutions is currently gaining momentum.