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Too early to tell impact from Suez Canal blockage

Too early to tell impact from Suez Canal blockage The Edge 2 hrs ago Kamarul Azhar © Provided by The Edge IT could have been a scene straight out of Hollywood. A giant vessel with the capacity to carry 20,388 TEUs, or 20ft equivalent units, stuck in the middle of one of the world’s busiest shipping choke points and causing immeasurable delays to the transport of US$3 billion worth of goods per day. Registered in Panama, the MV Ever Given has been wedged in the Suez Canal since March 23, when it ran aground after experiencing power failure, making the vital waterway inaccessible to vessels trying to reach Europe from Asia and Australia, and vice versa.

Big challenge for small businesses

Men at work: Construction workers carrying out upgrading work at Masjid Putra in Putrajaya. Industry players say employers are finding it hard to comply to the deadline for screening due to cost, appointment scheduling and logistics. YAP CHEE HONG/The Star GEORGE TOWN: Small enterprises are struggling to send their foreign workers for Covid-19 screening, and are pushing for other preventive measures against the virus to be put in place. Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) Penang chairman Datuk Jimmy Ong said many employers found it hard to comply with the deadline for screening due to cost, appointment scheduling, and logistics.

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