Suez Canal, container ship run aground: navigation suspended

It got stuck at the 54th kilometer. The temporary closure is the second, this year, after that in March caused by the Ever Given Navigation suspended in the Suez Canal after a giant container ship ran aground. Local media reported this, explaining that the ship stopped at the 54th kilometer. Efforts are underway to unblock it. According to Al-Ain, there are four boats stationary inside the canal heading towards Suez from Port Said. The temporary closure of the Suez Canal is the second, this year, after that in March caused by the Ever Given. It was March 23 when one of the largest container ships in the world blocked the route between Asia and Europe for six days. It was only able to leave the Canal on 7 July after an agreement was reached between the shipowners and the Suez Canal Authority. Damages of $ 916 million were sought due to lost revenue, which was later reduced to $ 550 million.