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It is not yet clear when shipments through the Suez Canal will resume.
220 thousand. The container ship, which has a tonnage of 400 meters and a length of 400 meters, is owned by the Japanese company Shohei Kisen and flies the Panamanian flag.
March 23 Due to a strong wind and sand storm, the MV Ever Given crashed into one of the banks of the Suez Canal and in the stern against the other and blocked it. As a result, a long line of ships formed on both sides of the canal.
The Suez Canal travels 12 percent a day. global freight flow, as the road from Asia to Europe off the southern coast of Africa is 5,600 kilometers longer. The Suez Canal is also one of the most used waterways by oil tankers. It is also used by 8%. ships carrying liquefied gas. In total, 19 thousand people pass through the canal. ships per year or more than 50 per day.
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