Following the incident at Gongaga, the Republic Department of Commercial Transportation has released new routes for all major ships to follow to ensure that downtime is kept to a minimum within the Republic. All ships will be redirected to Miranda on the Galan Peninsula wherever possible, with many shipments from Modeo and the Jotunn Federation being redirected to Costa Del Sol and Porto.

Cargo ship "La Rioja" in Miranda, one of many redirected.

The changes come as no surprise, and many freight companies have accepted the revised routes. Miranda’s harbour staff have commented that they will “do their best to make sure the Republic is kept running at maximum”, despite fears from several commentators that the port town will not be able to handle the increased traffic. The GDOT has reassured critics that the altered trade routes have been designed and implemented to make sure that “all ports are capable of managing their workloads, with alternations made where needed”, with GDOT’s spokesman, Wagner Bishop, stating that he expects “no failures from the carefully calculated system.”

In related news, the Port of Gongaga’s land value has dropped significantly. Despite a statement from the local government that restoration will begin as soon as possible, it is rumoured that many of the privately-owned areas of the port will soon be on the market, with no expectations that they will even sell.