Cargo ship stuck in Egypt’s Suez Canal affects shipping worldwide
The Panama-flagged Ever Given ran aground diagonally across the single-lane stretch of the southern canal on Tuesday morning after losing the ability to steer amid high winds and a dust storm, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said in a statement.
It is now blocking transit in both directions through one of the world’s busiest shipping channels for goods, oil, grain and other products linking Asia and Europe, affecting billions of dollars worth of cargo.
Cargo ship stuck in Egypt’s Suez Canal chokes key trade route
Efforts to free the ship have yet to push the container free, affecting billions of dollars worth of cargo.
