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Article first published by The Maritime Executive and republished with the author, Philip Teoh’s permission.
The containership Ever Given ran aground while transiting the Suez Canal on March 23, 2021, lodging herself against both banks of the waterway. The blockage caused vessels backed up in the Mediterranean to the north and the Red Sea to the south. It is estimated that the costs to global trade was about $400 million per hour based on the approximate value of goods that are moved through the Suez every day, according to shipping data and news company Lloyd’s List.
For six days, the world watched as a multi-national team of salvors, tug operators and the Suez Canal Authority Continue reading “Ever Given – What happens now?”