A ship has run aground in the Suez Canal, causing fears that the world’s busiest shipping lane could be blocked. Leth Shipping Agency reported that tugboats had raced to the scene to refloat the vessel as reports suggest four ships were already
A ship has got stuck in the Suez Canal this morning (Thursday, May 25) blocking one of the world’s busiest – and most important – shipping routes. Xin Hai Tong 23, a 189m-long bulk carrier sailing under the flag of Hong Kong,
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi virtually oversaw the signing of a $1.7 billion intercontinental rail system that Moscow claims will rival the Suez Canal as a major global trade route. The deal between Moscow and Tehran will finance
A tanker transporting liquefied natural gas broke down in the Suez Canal on Wednesday but traffic in the global waterway was unaffected, a canal spokesperson said. The Bahamas-flagged Grace Emilia suffered a malfunction of its rudder and tugboats pulled it to the
A cargo ship carrying corn that went aground early on Monday in the Suez Canal was refloated and traffic through the crucial waterway was restored, Egyptian authorities said. Adm. Ossama Rabei, head of the Suez Canal Authority, said the Marshall Islands-flagged MV