Home About Us Updates Contact Blog Suez blockage is holding up £7bn of goods a day March 26, 2021 Simon Bell News The large container ship, Ever Given, wedged across the Suez Canal could be there for weeks. Says the salvage company in charge of getting it moved. The 400m-long (1,300ft), 200,000-tonne vessel became wedged across the canal amid high winds and a dust storm on Wednesday this week. The blockage is creating long tailbacks in the waterway, with more than 150 vessels currently waiting in the area to pass. About 12% of global trade passes through the canal, which connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea and provides the shortest sea link between Asia and Europe. An alternative route, around the Cape of Good Hope on the southern tip of Africa, can take two weeks longer. A flotilla of tugboats, as well as dredgers and diggers resumed efforts to move the Ever Given at high tide on Thursday morning, after stopping overnight. Later, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement said in a statement that an attempt to refloat the vessel at about 08:00 was not successful, and that another attempt would be made in the afternoon. Credit BBC for content. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56533250 Simon Bell Related Posts Parallel UK Cares! On Wednesday 2nd June 2021, we kicked off a summer project with Southfield House Care… Meet the team! As part of the expanding global team here is one of our newest members of… Sustainability at Rooipad Boerdery, SA At Parallel, sustainability, people an culture are crucial to our business. Here's a look at… Search Submit Categories Events (1) Inspiration (1) News (5) Policy (1) Recipes (1) Uncategorized (1) Popular Posts Growing well in SA! December 15, 2020 Parallel UK Cares! June 14, 2021 Sustainability at Rooipad Boerdery, SA December 15, 2020 Modern Slavery Policy December 16, 2020 Recent Posts Parallel UK Cares! June 14, 2021 Suez blockage is holding up £7bn of goods a day March 26, 2021 Cooking with Grapes February 17, 2021 Meet the team! January 4, 2021 Modern Slavery Policy December 16, 2020 Follow Us Twitter previous post: Meet the team! next post: Parallel UK Cares! Recent News Parallel UK Cares! Suez blockage is holding up £7bn of goods a day Cooking with Grapes Meet the team! Modern Slavery Policy Useful Links Home About Us Updates Contact Legal Privacy Policy Contact Us Phone: +44 (0) 1775 766535 Email: info@paralleluk.com Copyright Parallel. 2020 - All Rights Reserved | Website by Bigwave Home About Us Updates Contact Legal Privacy Policy × Home About Us Updates Contact