Anything Suez can do… Now 260ft cargo ship blocks river Arun in Sussex after breaking loose from moorings a day after Ever Given was freed in Egypt A 260ft cargo ship, Elise, is wedged across Littlehampton Harbour, West Sussex, partially blocking waterway The ship was sailed into the harbour to unload cargo at 1.15am this … Read more
A procession to move 22 royal mummies from one museum in Egypt to another has coincided with a number of strange incidents last week that some are blaming on Pharaoh’s curse. Officials are planning on transport the mummies from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat on … Read more
IKEA’s supply chain could be disrupted due to the ongoing traffic jam in the Suez Canal as there is estimated to be billions worth of supplies from several major companies being blocked by the ongoing crisis. A satellite image taken above the Red Sea shows the hundreds of ships building up behind a cargo ship … Read more
Satellite images taken above the Red Sea have revealed the extent of the traffic jam building up behind the cargo ship that has lodged itself in the Suez Canal. Some 200 vessels are now backed up at either end of the narrow waterway, waiting for the stricken Ever Given – a container ship as long … Read more
Insurance industry on the hook for millions over grounded Suez Canal cargo ship By Mark Shapland For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 25 March 2021 | Updated: 22:33 GMT, 25 March 2021 The insurance industry faces a mammoth bill after a giant cargo ship continued to block the vital Suez Canal. The 1,312 ft … Read more
Israeli cargo ship is hit by ‘Iranian’ missile in the Arabian Sea Israeli-owned cargo ship was struck by a missile in the Arabian Sea on Thursday Security officials in Israel said they believed Iran was behind the attack The ship was on its way from Tanzania to India and was able to continue onward Ship … Read more
Israeli cargo ship is hit by ‘Iranian’ missile in the Arabian Sea Israeli-owned cargo ship was struck by a missile in the Arabian Sea on Thursday Security officials in Israel said they believed Iran was behind the attack The ship was on its way from Tanzania to India and was able to continue onward Ship … Read more
A giant cargo ship blocking the Suez Canal could be stuck for weeks, an expert brought in to help with the rescue has admitted, as the number of vessels backed up behind the stricken ship hit 150. Peter Berdowski, CEO of Dutch company Boskalis which has been tasked with assisting the rescue, compared the ship … Read more
The Indian factory churning out AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine has reportedly asked the country’s government for permission to ‘immediately’ ship millions of doses to the UK. Indian media reports that the Serum Institute has written to ministers for consent to export the jabs, after New Delhi last week blocked a batch of 5million. Health Secretary Matt … Read more
One of the world’s largest container ships has blocked one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes, threatening ‘catastrophic’ delays to global supply chains with workers now in a desperate race against time to free her. The 1,312ft-long, 175ft-wide, 200,000-ton MV Ever Given drifted across the entire width of the Suez Canal – in Egypt – … Read more