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Events on Tuesday 23 March 2021 2
2021Ever Given Blocks the Suez CanalA container ship jams global trade for six daysThe Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, ran aground in the Suez Canal and blocked the waterway for six days. The incident held up an estimated $9.6 billion in trade per day and exposed the fragility of global supply chains.
2021Ever Given blocks the Suez CanalSix days of stopped global tradeThe container ship Ever Given ran aground in the Suez Canal on 23 March 2021, blocking it for six days and halting an estimated $9 billion a day in global trade.