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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

If one of the world's largest container ships had remained solidly lodged in the Suez Canal for much longer, ... 2021 11:09 AM ET Originally published March 26, 2021 2:59 PM ET. By .

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 ...

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 ...

Ever Given, one of the world’s largest container ships, is seen after sailing through the Suez Canal in Ismailia, Egypt on Aug. 20, 2021. via REUTERS “Fingers crossed… ...

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 ...