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AKE Special Report: The Ship in the Suez

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AKE Insights Report: The Ship in the Suez

On 23 March the 400 m, 200,000 tonne mixed cargo container ship Ever Given became lodged diagonally across Egypt’s Suez Canal. It was finally re-floated six days later after intensive dredging and excavation efforts.

AKE’s Special Report explores the significance of this event and Cairo’s and international shipping companies’ responses going forwards.