The world has a serious blockage. A container ship longer than the Eiffel Tower ran aground in the Suez Canal, one of the planet’s most important waterways.

 

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The world has a serious blockage. A container ship longer than the Eiffel Tower ran aground in the Suez Canal, one of the planet’s most important waterways. Despite herculean efforts on Wednesday, it’s unclear when the wayward vessel will be freed. Dozens of ships are already stuck in the resulting gridlock, with a lengthy halt threatening global supply chains already disrupted by the pandemic. So how did this happen in the first place? That’s a very good question.