The cargo ship sunk in the sand and closes the Suez Canal may be on the other side of the world, but its impact is global.
Shipping expert Lloyd’s List estimates that the closure caused by the Ever Given concerns more than $ 9bn (£ 6.5bn) worth that should go through The canal ever every day.
Experts work around the clock to free the cargo ship – which has been lying for five days – has been pushing its end and forcing its ruler and propeller to work again, but it is still cut in the sand.
Here are some of the ones currently attached to it the highway behind it:
• The UK-based Cotswold Company currently has £ 1.7m of furniture in around 100 boxes
• At least 20 of the delayed ships carrying stock, according to marine tracking data, are raising animal welfare concerns if the logjam slows down
• The canal is particularly vital for the transport of oil and its closure is affecting oil and gas shipments to Europe from the Middle East. Crude oil markets have already seen an increase of around 3% in the price per barrel as a result of the blockade
• The Syrian Oil Ministry has begun restricting fuel circulation in the war-torn country – due to delays in transport behind the Ever Given
• The natural gas carrier Pan Americas changed course in the middle of the Atlantic and is now aiming south to orbit southern Africa, according to satellite data from MarineTraffic.com, but will delay supply
• Supply of corn. More than 54.1 million tonnes of grain passed through in 2019. There are currently a number of rations in the seedbed.
• It is also believed that the ban will delay a range of parts and raw materials for European products such as cotton from India for clothing, petrol from the Middle East for plastics, and automotive parts from China.
The Ever Given is 400m long (1,300 feet – while the Empire State Building is tall), and 200,000 tons.
It landed Tuesday morning amid strong winds and a sandstorm that affected visibility.