Suez Canal blocked again after tanker runs aground
Not again! A tanker ran aground and blocked the Suez Canal due to a technical fault with its rudder last night. The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said the vessel, Affinity V, obstructed the southern section of the canal late on Wednesday, but was able to be refloated shortly after midnight local time. The incident occurred in […]
3 years ago
Evergreen truck blocks Chinese motorway days after boat blocks Suez Canal
Are we sure Evergreen aren’t just winding us up now? In what is beginning to look like an international attempt to bring world-wide trade to a halt, an Evergreen lorry has now managed to cause a major traffic jam in China. Seemingly jealous at the attention that its 200,000 tonne ocean counterpart has been attracting […]
5 years ago
The Ever Given is finally floating again in the Suez Canal
It’s official, the boat has moved. I repeat, the boat has moved After one of the strangest stories of the year thus far, the Ever Given cargo ship has finally been freed after blocking the Suez Canal for nearly a week. The Evergreen Marine Corp’s big blockage occurred last week after, supposedly, high winds pushed […]
5 years ago