FRANCE 24 English published this video item, entitled “Shipping costs mount as Suez Canal remains blocked by stranded vessel” – below is their description.
The costs of the blockage of the Suez Canal continue to pile up, as more than 150 ships were waiting to use the waterway early on Thursday. The canal has been blocked since Tuesday morning by a massive container vessel that ran aground. The ship’s Japanese owners have apologised to those affected by the delays, and the canal operator renewed efforts to move the vessel. Also today, new figures showing the global travel and tourism industry lost $4.5 trillion in 2020 because of Covid-19 restrictions.
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