How the Suez canal blockage can seriously dent world trade
Mar 26, 2021
3 minutes
World trade’s pre-eminent shortcut – the Suez Canal – is facing “massive” disruption which could cause cargo delays around the globe, shipping experts warned on Friday.
The narrow, 120-mile passage of water linking the Red Sea and the Mediterranean allows ships of colossal proportions to navigate a relatively direct route from Asia to Europe, rather than taking a 3,500-mile diversion around Africa.
However, on Tuesday, the MV Ever Given – a Japanese-owned megaship and blocked the route.
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