Tokyo, Japan – When the Ever Given, one of the world’s largest container ships, lost control in the midst of a dust storm and high winds on March 23, and became wedged across the Suez Canal, it was an event of international significance that also rekindled Japanese interest in finding
Military Using Alternatives to Suez Canal In Middle East > U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE > Defense Department News
Last week, the container ship “Ever Given” became lodged in the Suez Canal, the 120-mile long man-made waterway that runs through Egypt and connects the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea. The waterway allows commercial vessels to travel more quickly between the Far East and Europe. The route is also
Ship crisis revives Russian, Israeli talk of alternatives to Suez Canal |
CAIRO – The crisis of the “Ever Given” container vessel, which ran aground in the Suez Canal and was freed after it had completely blocked all other shipping for six days, has revived talk about alternatives, including Israel’s Ben Gurion canal project that would link the Red Sea to the