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Suez Canal suspends traffic while efforts to dislodge ship continue

A container ship which was hit by strong wind and ran aground is pictured in Suez Canal, Egypt March 24, 2021. [Reuters]

A container ship blocking the Suez Canal like a "beached whale" sent new shockwaves through global trade yesterday as officials stopped all ships entering the channel and the salvage company said it may take weeks to free.

The 400m (430 yard) Ever Given, almost as long as the Empire State Building is high, is blocking transit in both directions through one of the world's busiest shipping channels for oil and grain and other trade linking Asia and Europe.

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