A member of the Egyptian Senate Amal Ramzy on Monday suggested that a documentary film be made on the Ever Given ship and Egypt’s efforts to re-float it after it became trapped in the vital Suez Canal waterway for almost a week. Ramzy supported all ideas to shoot a documentary film on the incident, to serve as international promotion for the importance of the Suez Canal. According to Ramzy, the crisis taught the entire world of the importance of the Suez Canal as a lifeline for global trade. The disruption of navigation through the Suez Canal cost global trade about US$400 million per hour, equivalent to about $6.66 million per minute. The trapped ship weighed 223,000 tons, carries about 18,000 containers, and has a length of 400 meters.

Source: Egypt Independent March 31, 2021 13:05 UTC