How will the Suez Canal blockage disrupt global trade?

Global shipping is in chaos because of a mishap on a major waterway.
The Ever Given container ship became jammed on the Suez Canal in Egypt.
That's created a tailback of other cargo vessels carrying goods in both directions between Asia and Europe.
Egypt says it hopes to be able to dislodge the ship and reopen the canal.

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