Suez Canal blockage impacts Oman Fisheries’ Q1 performance 7-Suez-Canal-blockage-impacts-Oman-Fisheries-Q1-performance SHARE Ripple effects: Shipments bound for African, European markets delayed, cancelled or deferred during week-long canal mishap The recent week-long blockage of the Suez Canal — one of the world’s busiest trade routes — resulted in the cancellation or deferment of a number of shipments of Oman Fisheries that weighed negatively on the company’s first quarter performance. The publicly-listed company, which is partly owned by the Omani government, revealed in the Directors’ Report for the January — March 2021 timeframe that the Suez Canal mishap was among a number of factors that impacted his performance for the quarter.