The eyes of the world have been watching the salvage operations for the Ever Given blocking the Suez Canal, gripping global media and public attention in way rarely seen in shipping.

The Indian government has chalked out a four-point action plan to deal with the economic crisis caused by the blockage of the Suez Canal by Evergreen’s giant 400-metre long containership Ever Given.

Container lines are diverting a growing number of vessels via the Cape of Good Hope, and in some cases simply turning services around, as the Suez Canal remains blocked by the grounded Ever Given.

The Suez Canal remains blocked by the grounded container ship Ever Given, which has resisted efforts to refloat it since Tuesday morning.

The Suez Canal has been blocked by a grounded container ship, with no progress made to free it and no indication of when transits will resume.

A barge collided with houses and private houses in the Gig Harbor, near Tacoma, after it’s believed the Master of the towing vessel fell asleep at the wheel.

The ONE Apus has departed the Port of Kobe three months after the containership berthed to offload damaged containers and conduct repairs.

The Maersk Eindhoven is waiting to berth at the Port of Yokohama having lost 260 containers overboard on 17 February.

A three-to-four-minute loss of engine power resulted in the Maersk Eindhoven losing 260 containers overboard and damage to a further 65 on deck in heavy weather.