The giant container ship that was blocking the Suez Canal for nearly a week finally made it through and shipping traffic started up again. The moon and high tide helped workers more than any machine.

The idea of a canal in this region has existed since the seventh century BC, but it was not until the late 1890s that it was finally completed - the Suez Canal, meanwhile, was completed in 1869.

SUEZ, Egypt--Engineers on Monday “partially refloated” the colossal container ship that remains wedged across the Suez Canal, a canal services firm said, without providing further details ...

Ship Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, is seen after it was fully floated in Suez Canal, Egypt March 29, 2021. [Courtesy, Suez Canal Authority] Suez Canal Authority (SCA ...

The Suez Canal is a major thouroughfare ... of the African continent. Instead, ships sail through the oceanic highway, which was built in the 19th century, from the Red Sea into the Mediterranean.