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Aladdin’s cave of goods stranded in Suez Canal blockage
An Aladdin’s cave of goods ranging from IKEA furnishings to tens of thousands of livestock has been stuck in a maritime traffic jam caused by the Suez Canal blockage.
Key points:
- About 100 ships laden with oil or refined products were in holding areas
- Apart from goods, some 130,000 head of livestock on 11 ships sent from Romania has also been held up
- Sweden’s IKEA said it had 110 containers on the stricken Ever Given and other ships in the pile-up
More than 360 vessels have been stranded in the Mediterranean to the north and in the Red Sea at the other end as well since the giant container ship Ever Given was wedged diagonally across the Suez Canal.
Industry experts have estimated the total value of goods marooned at sea as anywhere…
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