According to the planned schedules, in the seven days from Tuesday when the Ever Given ran aground, 49 container ships carrying an estimated 400,000 TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit) were set to pass through the Suez Canal in both directions. The average value of the products in an ocean container is thought to be around $40,000, …
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