A perfect metaphor for our times
How easily trade lifelines are disrupted — but how much of the Ever Given’s cargo was really needed?
01 April 2021 - 05:00
So the Suez Canal, that 193km-long artery that trade between Asia and Europe depends on, got clogged by a 220,000t piece of steel cholesterol and gave the world a mild heart attack.
Along with being the ship that launched a thousand memes, the sight of the bad ship Ever Given wedged crosswise in the world’s most important canal was a perfect metaphor for our times...
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