What impact did the blockage of the Suez Canal have on the cement industry?
What impact did the blockage of the Suez Canal have on the cement industry? Written by David Perilli, Global Cement 14 April 2021 A great question was asked at yesterday’s Virtual Global CemTrans Seminar: what impact did the recent blockage of the Suez Canal cause to the cement industry? Luckily, Rahul Sharan from Drewry was on hand discussing freight costs following the start of the coronavirus pandemic. As most readers will know, the Suez Canal was blocked in late March 2021 when the 200,000dwt Ever Given ran aground, at around six n...