A container ship, 400 meters long and 59 meters wide, heading from China to the Netherlands, blocked traffic on the Suez Canal, Bloomberg reports..

March 23, passing the canal, the container ship ran aground. This happened because the ship was veering off course due to strong winds, Taiwan-based Evergreen Marine, which chartered the container ship, said..

It can take several days to get a container ship aground. Due to the incident, a queue of more than 100 ships has already formed, which are awaiting the opportunity to pass the Suez Canal..

The Suez Canal is a 193 kilometers long shipping canal in Egypt that connects the Mediterranean and Red Seas. This is one of the most important trade routes in the world, about 10% of international trade passes through it..