TIMELINE THE SUEZ BLOCKAGE CRISIS On March 29th the Ever Given was finally set free from the banks of the Suez Canal, allowing for the long tailback of ships to once again begin navigating through one of the world’s most important trade routes.
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Cargo ship gets stuck in Suez Canal
Dozens of ships await, causing a traffic jam
Egypt suspends all traffic in Suez Cana
At 7:40 am (05:40 GMT) the 'Ever Given', a 200,000-tonne, 400-meter-long (1,312-foot) ship, ran aground in the southernly mouth of the Suez Canal, blocking other vessels on one of the most important maritime trade routes.
Despite efforts made to release the ship, the Suez Canal remained blocked, at least 100 vessels attempting to transit between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean piled up behind it.
Egypt suspends all traffic through the Suez Canal as they continue to face “extreme difficulty” in trying to refloat the ship. Container carriers and vessels start taking the costly long voyage around Africa instead.
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26.03 White House raises alarm as Maritime traffic jam grows Realising the potential impacts on energy markets the US government offers Egypt assistance in removing the grounded ship. Bloomberg reports almost 300 vessels queued up.
