Before Tuesday March 23, 2021, only a specific subset of individuals was thinking critically about the Suez Canal — something most people probably came across during high school history.

In this photo released by the Suez Canal Authority, a boat navigates in front of a massive cargo ship, named the Ever Green, rear, sits grounded Wednesday, March 24, 2021, after it turned sideways ...

Sources: VesselFinder, Suez Canal Authority, Leth Agencies. Satellite image ©2021 Maxar Technologies. The 3-D models of the Suez Canal were built based on measurements from the engineering ...

This picture taken on March 29, 2021 from a nearby tugboat in the Suez Canal shows a view of the Panama-flagged MV Ever Given (operated by Taiwan-based Evergreen Marine) container ship as it ...

2021-03-28T19:41:02Z Share. Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link. An icon in the shape of a ... The Suez Canal is an Egyptian waterway connecting Europe and Asia, ...

Some ships are deciding to divert their journey around Cape Horn to avoid the Suez Canal blockage – but they face an extra 3,800 miles and up to 12 days extra sailing time, according to the ...

In 2019, approximately 50 ships used the canal daily, compared with three in 1869 [Suez Canal via AFP] 25 Mar 2021 - 09:04 GMT. More than 150 ships waiting to cross the canal.

The six days that the Suez Canal was closed to traffic might have seemed endless to the sailors stranded at either end of the ... — Guy With The Digger At Suez Canal (@SuezDiggerGuy) March 26, 2021.

Buffeted by a sandstorm, the Ever Given had crashed into a bank of a single-lane stretch of the canal about 3.7 miles north of the southern entrance. That created a massive traffic jam that held ...

People watch as the container ship ‘Ever Given’ is refloated, unblocking the Suez Canal on March 29, 2021 in Suez, Egypt. Getty Images “They do not want to pay anything,” Rabie told a ...

The Suez Canal facilitates around 10 percent of global trade today, up from 7.5 percent in 2009. While the big boat blockage is a neat spectacle, however, it is unlikely to change international ...

In this photo released by the Suez Canal Authority, a boat navigates in front of a massive cargo ship, named the Ever Green, rear, sits grounded Wednesday, March 24, 2021, after it turned sideways ...