Om Malik

March 29, 2021

Not the first Suez crisis

We all are hooked to the saga of Ever Green, the supersized container ship that is stuck in the Suez Canal. It is causing havoc on global trade. Supply chains are grinding to a halt. But this isn’t the first time we have had Suez crisis. And neither is this the longest one, as this article from the AP News explains. Interesting tidbit from the piece: a previous Suez crisis is what lead to the rise of the super ships. 😨