The Week in Charts: Red Sea traffic grows but no big return | Lessors turn geopolitical unrest into cash stream | Saudi Arabia sends first post-sanctions tanker to Syria

Lloyd’s List Intelligence analysis confirms 8% increase in traffic compared to 2024, but 56% less than 2023
New ConTex containership leasing index has risen 193% since January 2024; WCI spot container freight index has fallen 27% over same period
A crude oil tanker headed to Syria since Bashar Assad was overthrown last year