A view shows Ever Given container ship that ran aground in the Suez Canal, blocking vessels passing through, Egypt. The 400m-long Ever Given container ship blocked the Suez Canal as it was knocked off course during a sandstorm on 23 March while en route from China to Rotterdam, Netherlands. About 12% of global trade passes through the canal, which connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea and provides the shortest sea link between Asia and Europe.
- Package: Egypt Suez Canal Traffic Blockade
- Categories: Economy, Business & Finance
- Location: Egypt
- Event date: 28.03.2021
- Date published: 28.03.2021
- Author: Ahmed Mahmoud
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4464x2828px, 5.7Mb
- Job-ID: 85a300d75cec7d33