The delicate, strategic position of Suez Canal
Friday April 09 2021
This handout satellite image courtesy of Cnes 2021 released on March 25, 2021 by Airbus DS shows the Taiwan-owned MV 'Ever Given' (Evergreen) container ship, wedged diagonally across the canal, strangling world supply chains and costing the global economy billions. PHOTO | AFP
By DOUGLAS KIEREINI
Summary
The Suez Canal is a man-made waterway connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean via the Red Sea.
It enables a more direct route for shipping between Europe and Asia, and the East coast of Africa, effectively allowing passage from the North Atlantic without having to circumnavigate the African continent.