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 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.

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

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.

Apr 1, 2021 · The temporary blockage of the Suez Canal by the grounded container ship Ever Given affects cargo movement well beyond the Mediterranean and Red Seas.

Jun 22, 2021 · The blockage may have been only six days, but the Suez Canal held up more than 400 vessels – equivalent to nearly $60bn of trade – causing an estimated 60-day shipping delay. It placed huge ...

Mar 26, 2021 · Pictures show a timeline of the grounding of the vessel that has hit global trade. The Ever Given, the massive container ship stuck in Egypt's Suez Canal, was still wedged in place as of midday...

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 30, 2021 · Though the Ever Given is free and traffic has now resumed through Egypt's Suez Canal, experts say the weeklong crisis could have long-lasting repercussions.

Jan 22, 2025 · The 2021 Suez Canal blockage resulted in a loss of nearly $89 million for the shipping company Maersk Line. This is revealed in a new study conducted by a European research team in collaboration with the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg. The methodology can also be used to analyse the ongoing crisis in the Red Sea.