Global Shipping Hammered by 30-Foot Waves and a US Hurricane

Cargo ships avoiding Houthi attacks in the Red Sea face a different kind of delay-causing threat as they go around the southern tip of Africa: storms and 30-foot swells.

The South African Weather Service on Tuesday forecast a second cold front making landfall in Western Cape province with more rain expected. An earlier system included waves peaking at 10 meters (32.8 feet) in the southwest, along with gale to strong gale force north-westerly to westerly winds and heavy rainfall.