The crisis in the Suez Canal last month turned the world's attention on a single challenge few had ever considered: how to refloat a 200,000-ton mass of steel, as long as the Empire State Building is high.
The Suez Canal ship is free, but the shipping industry's 'humanitarian crisis' isn't over
FRIDAY, APRIL 02, 2021
For nearly a week, the world was fixated on the spectacle of a mammoth cargo carrier blocking the Suez Canal, causing billions of dollars of damage to the global economy with every passing day.
Ships on Monday started moving again through the Suez Canal after the giant container ship that lay stranded across the critical waterway for a week was finally tugged free.
Giant vessel afloat in Suez, service provider says
MONDAY, MARCH 29, 2021
Salvage teams freed the Ever Given in the Suez Canal, according to maritime services provider Inchcape, almost a week after the giant vessel ran aground in one of the world's most important trade paths.
Egypt's president orders preparations for unloading the Ever Given blocking the Suez Canal
MONDAY, MARCH 29, 2021
ISMAILIA, Egypt - Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi ordered preparations to be made for the unloading of the Ever Given cargo carrier that is blocking the Suez Canal, the head of the canal authority said Sunday.
Hopes for blocked Suez Canal hinge on rising tide potentially freeing ship
SUNDAY, MARCH 28, 2021
ISMAILIA, Egypt - The global economic troubles triggered by a giant container ship stuck in the Suez Canal worsened Saturday with the blockage of more ships carrying billions of dollars of goods. But hopes also grew that favorable tidal conditions could help free the Ever Given as a U.S. Navy team was expected to arrive this weekend to assist in the operation.
One of the world's biggest ships, wedged across Suez Canal, is disrupting a key trade route
FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2021
Headaches continued to mount Thursday as a gigantic cargo ship remained stuck in Egypt's Suez Canal for a third day, blocking a crucial choke point in global shipping.