The Suez Canal is open again.

Tugboats near the Ever Given container ship after it was refloated in the Suez Canal.

Tugboats near the Ever Given container ship after it was refloated in the Suez Canal, Egypt, 29 March 2021. Source: AAP

The 220,000 ton cargo ship Ever Given that blocked the Suez Canal for a week has finally been floated and moved.


Hundreds of ships are starting to move through the canal again.  Experts say it could take several weeks for the canal to be operating at full capacity again.  The enormous cost of the event has raised questions about the future of the Suez Canal.
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