The Suez Canal was blocked for six days from 23 to 29 March 2021 by the Ever Given, a container ship that had run aground in the canal. [4]

Mar 29, 2021 · A huge container ship that has been wedged in the Suez Canal since Tuesday has finally been freed from the shoreline.

Mar 24, 2021 · A giant container ship the length of four football pitches has become wedged across Egypt's Suez Canal, blocking one of the world's busiest trade routes.

Jul 6, 2021 · Here is what unfolded over the six days in which the container ship was stuck, and its lingering effects on the supply chain. The Ever Given becomes stuck in the Suez Canal.

Over its 150-year history, Egypt’s Suez Canal has seen wars and crises — but nothing quite like the stranding of the Ever Given. HOW DID THIS HAPPEN? That remains murky. The vessel entered the canal from the Red Sea on Tuesday morning and ran aground 45 minutes later.

Mar 29, 2021 · SUEZ, Egypt (AP) — Salvage teams on Monday set free a colossal container ship that has halted global trade through the Suez Canal, bringing an end to a crisis that for nearly a week had...

ISMAILIA, Egypt (AP) — A skyscraper-sized container ship has become wedged across Egypt's Suez Canal and blocked all traffic in the vital waterway, officials said Wednesday, threatening to disrupt a global shipping system already strained by the coronavirus pandemic.

Jul 7, 2021 · A huge container ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March - disrupting global trade - is finally leaving the waterway after Egypt signed a compensation deal with its owners and insurers.

Mar 24, 2021 · Dubai, United Arab Emirates — A cargo container ship that's among the largest in the world has turned sideways and blocked all traffic in Egypt's Suez Canal, officials said Wednesday, threatening...

Jul 7, 2021 · A giant container ship that blocked traffic in Suez Canal for six days earlier this year was finally set free on Wednesday after its owners and insurers reached a settlement agreement with the ...