according to the Suez Canal Authority - an average of 51.5 ships per day. In 2017, a Japanese container vessel blocked the canal after it ran aground following reported mechanical issues.

Footage shows authorities working to dislodge a giant container ship that remained stuck in the Suez Canal, blocking one of the world’s busiest trade routes for oil and manufactured goods.

ISMAILIA, Egypt--Egyptian authorities announced the release Wednesday of a hulking shipping vessel that had blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week earlier this year. The Ever Given left the ...