# Suez Canal remains blocked by ship  | World Grain

> World Grain reports that the Ever Given remains lodged across the single-lane stretch of the Suez Canal, halting traffic including grain vessels. More than 200 vessels were backed up at either end, and the salvage company said reopening could take several weeks.

- Date: 2021-03-26 · published 2021-03-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48036-suez-canal-remains-blocked-by-ship-world-grain
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A multi-week closure would force grain shipments around Africa and raise freight costs for exporters sending supplies from the Black Sea and EU to Asia. Higher freight narrows the export competitiveness of origins that depend on the canal.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-12-05 | [Volume of Grain Moved by Barge Remains High, May Soon Slow \| Feed & Grain News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55472-volume-of-grain-moved-by-barge-remains-high-may-soon-slow-feed-and-grain-news.md) | -4.3% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2020-12-01 | [Grain Vessel Loading Activity Remains Strong \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49849-grain-vessel-loading-activity-remains-strong-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.4% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2021-03-26 | [At least 12 American grain shipments impacted by Suez congestion \| Air Freight News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48029-at-least-12-american-grain-shipments-impacted-by-suez-congestion-air-freight.md) | +1.2% | +8.8% |
| CORN | 2020-04-01 | [Shipping markets in flux amid COVID-19 chaos \| 2020-04-01  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53529-shipping-markets-in-flux-amid-covid-19-chaos-2020-04-01-world-grain.md) | -1.9% | -10.8% |
| CORN | 2026-07-29 | [Russia grain export forecast cut as Azov navigation remains closed - The Sizov Report blog](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14100-russia-grain-export-forecast-cut-as-azov-navigation-remains-closed-the-sizov.md) | -1.3% | +4.4% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/15064-suez-canal-remains-blocked-by-ship

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