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In March 2021, the Suez Canal was blocked for six days by the Ever Given, a container ship that had run aground in the canal. The 400-metre-long (1,300 ft), 224,000-ton, 20,000 TEU vessel was buffeted by strong winds on the morning of 23 March, and ended up wedged across the waterway with its bow and stern stuck on opposite canal banks ...
- 23–29 March 2021
- 6 days and 7 hours
Mar 29, 2021 · That equates to $400m and 3.3 million tonnes of cargo an hour, or $6.7m a minute. Looking at the bigger picture, German insurer Allianz said on Friday its analysis showed the blockage could cost...
Mar 25, 2021 · It took 10 years and 1.5 million workers to build the waterway in the 19th century, and one day and one giant ship to clog it in 2021. The vessel has been refloated, but the disruption could ...
Jul 17, 2021 · CAIRO — When the Ever Given — one of the largest container ships ever built, more sideways skyscraper than boat — got stuck in the Suez Canal for six days in March, it dammed up worldwide...
Learn how a containership ran aground in the Suez Canal and caused a global shipping crisis. Find out the impacts, causes, and consequences of the blockage on trade, ports, and shipping lines.
Jul 7, 2021 · 7 July 2021. Reuters. The Ever Given, part of the Evergreen fleet, has been held at the Great Bitter Lake near Ismailia for three months. A huge container ship that blocked the Suez Canal in...
Mar 30, 2021 · March 29, 2021 Suez Canal ship news. Ship in Suez Canal has been freed. By Meg Wagner, Melissa Macaya and Melissa Mahtani, CNN. Updated 9:55 PM ET, Mon March 29, 2021. 11 Posts. Sort...
