Good Hope
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The fix to avoid the Red Sea crossing is a rerouting of ships around South Africa’s Cape of Good Hope, but that adds days to trips.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026
Shipping companies expanded their fleets during the pandemic and had a couple of years to adapt after the Houthi crisis, and they had already diverted some of their shipping around the Cape of Good Hope.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026
"We're needing to go the long way around the Cape of Good Hope to reach some of our key geographies."
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
The higher cost of longer voyages around the Cape of Good Hope and higher oil prices means that shipping is becoming more expensive, adding to upward inflationary pressures, Clerc said.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
Again the passage around the Cape of Good Hope meant one long struggle against head winds.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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