Eight tug boats are working to free a large container ship stuck in Egypt’s Suez Canal, halting marine traffic through one of the busiest and most important waterways in the world. The rescue ...

The final 61 ships that had been stuck in the maritime traffic jam finally made it through the canal on Saturday, the Suez Canal Authority said. Overall, 85 ships were expected to pass the canal ...

The maritime traffic jam on both ends of the Suez Canal eased further on Friday, four days after the dislodging of a massive containership that had blocked the waterway, a canal services firm said.

At least 20 ships stuck in the Suez Canal jam are hauling livestock — sparking fears about the animals’ safety on the fourth consecutive day of blocked maritime traffic, according to a report ...

Egyptian authorities Wednesday were engaged in a complicated effort to dislodge a giant container ship stuck in the Suez Canal, blocking all traffic on one of the world’s busiest shipping arteries.

Editor’s Note: Salvatore R. Mercogliano, Ph.D., is an associate professor of history at Campbell University, a former merchant mariner and contributor to gCaptain maritime. The views expressed ...

SUEZ, Egypt — A maritime traffic jam grew to more than 200 vessels Friday outside the Suez Canal and some vessels began changing course as dredgers worked frantically to free a giant container ...

Unfortunately, too, a new currency crisis is unfolding in Turkey even as the Suez Canal jam-up plays out (we'll explain more of what's going on there next week). This is an important factor ...

The maritime traffic jam created when a giant container ship blocked the Suez Canal has now been cleared, Egyptian authorities said Saturday. Some 422 ships, which were visible from space ...

It’s a one-ship blockade. A maritime traffic jam in the Red Sea caused by a massive cargo ship that got stuck in the Suez Canal earlier this week has now involved more than 200 vessels ...

Editor’s Note: Salvatore R. Mercogliano, Ph.D., is an associate professor of history at Campbell University, a former merchant mariner and contributor to gCaptain maritime. The views expressed ...