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Frantic efforts to shift huge container ship blocking Suez Canal
Thursday March 25, 2021
The shortest shipping route from Europe to Asia remains blocked as 10 tug boats struggle to free one of the world’s largest container ships after it ran aground in the Suez Canal.
The 400-metre, 224,000-tonne Ever Given ran aground on Tuesday morning after losing the ability to steer amid high winds and a dust storm, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said in a statement.
About 30 per cent of global container shipping volumes pass through the canal each day, carrying everything from fuel to consumer goods.
The main alternative route for ships travelling between…
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