Mark Goh

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The harsh reality is that the East-West pipeline is Saudi's key insurance policy against the Strait of Hormuz risk,
Rerouting through the Cape of Good Hope is a second-best solution as it will not be favourable to shippers in terms of the increase in nautical miles that needs to be covered
This was exactly the key reason why the Suez Canal was built in the first place, (to) create a direct shipping route between the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean, without having to navigate the more treacherous Cape of Good Hope,
Any industry actively practising a JIT (just in time) strategy or traditionally dependent on materials supply from the Arabian Gulf states would need to seriously rethink their strategy,

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