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Frantic efforts are under way to unblock the Suez Canal after one of the world’s largest container ships ran aground, severing a vital trade artery and threatening to disrupt global shipments for days. The Ever Given container ship, which is almost as long as the Empire State Building is tall, is wedged across the southern end of the canal, with tug boats engaged struggling to free it. Every day, about 50 vessels sail through the 120-mile long Suez Canal. It is a key artery handling at least 10 per cent of global seaborne trade and a similar amount of oil shipments, leading to fears that a prolonged shutdown could disrupt supply chains worldwide. Taiwan-based Evergreen Marine, which operates the 220,000-tonne vessel, on Wednesday said the ship had entered the Suez Canal from the Red Sea on Tuesday and became stuck after being blown off course. Comments are closed.
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