Ikea furniture, tea and French oak: goods held up by Suez canal blockage

More than 360 vessels have been stranded since giant container ship MV Ever Given became wedged diagonally across the Suez

A vast range of goods from Ikea furnishings to tens of thousands of livestock is stuck in a maritime traffic jam caused by the Suez canal blockage.

More than 360 vessels have been stranded in the Mediterranean to the north of the canal and in the Red Sea to the south since the giant container ship MV Ever Given became wedged diagonally across the vital waterway on 23 March.

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source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/29/ikea-furniture-tea-and-french-oak-goods-held-up-by-suez-canal-blockage