Suez Canal blocked by grounded container ship since at least 0600 UTC today - Traffic in both directions stopped; Millions of yuros' Amazon delivery dates updated

[Dark Edea]

So how does this impact us normies in our daily lives? I am not buying computer parts or new cars often. Does this blockage impact my vital stuff like grocery shopping or medicine?

How should a regular person in Europe or America react or "stock up" to mitigate this?

 

[Kill a Troon for Pikamee]

So did the Johnny's come late not get the word about what happened and to detour when they had the chance?

All formalities and logistics aside, by the time ships arrive at Suez they obviously don't have enough fuel to just turn back and go around the entire African continent. Their best bet is to wait there and hope for the best

 

[FencePost]

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Now we have quite a conspiracy here.

Based Pajeets trying to release us from our slavery to indoor plumbing and big TP.

 

[AnotherPleb]

Based Pajeets trying to release us from our slavery to indoor plumbing and big TP.

They laughed when we shit in the streets. We'll laugh as they shit on their economy.

 

[The Demon Baby]

They laughed when we shit in the streets. We'll laugh as they shit on their economy.

They want to turn the entire world into a Designated Shitting Street.

 

[DeadFish]

So how does this impact us normies in our daily lives? I am not buying computer parts or new cars often. Does this blockage impact my vital stuff like grocery shopping or medicine?

How should a regular person in Europe or America react or "stock up" to mitigate this?

I'm going assume you're going see various stuff out of stock and rise in cost of goods.

Stock up on food and water just in case.

 

[DiabeticSP]

All formalities and logistics aside, by the time ships arrive at Suez they obviously don't have enough fuel to just turn back and go around the entire African continent. Their best bet is to wait there and hope for the best

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Not to mention going the long way adds 2-3 weeks travel time.

As long as the ship gets removed in 1/2 weeks and unfucking the traffic jam takes less than a week its still a shorter trip hanging out with your engines off.

The fun will be if it takes longer or the something fucky happens and knocks the canal out for a month+ and already delayed shipping HAS to reroute after delaying.

 

[Chaos Theorist]

Found the captain

Spoiler: Now with more jpeg

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[Catch The Rainbow]

Sisi added an alternative lane a few years ago but the ever given is stuck right at the beginning of the canal so that's worth nothing now.

 

[Dark Edea]

I'm going assume you're going see various stuff out of stock and rise in cost of goods.

Stock up on food and water just in case.

Will do. I am also going to need those pictures you promised us. End of the world and all that so time is running out.

 

[murdered meat bag]

this isnt goibg to hurt america food wise is it?

 

[Not Really Here]

this isnt goibg to hurt america food wise is it?

Shipping from Asia to the Americas goes east, this blockage is on a shortcut in the western route for shipping to Europe, so no.
Also the Americas don't import large amounts of food from Asia in the first place.

 

[Aqua Panda]

this isnt goibg to hurt america food wise is it?

No, most foodstuffs are sourced in the US. Even this rumored toliet paper shortage won't really hit the West very bad. (The US/Canada all create their own supplies at home.)

However, it is going to jam up electronic parts and other infrastructure materials. It'll hit Europe especially hard. Most of the Americas trade lanes are in the Pacific.

 

[Kill a Troon for Pikamee]

I'm going assume you're going see various stuff out of stock and rise in cost of goods.

Stock up on food and water just in case.

Stock up on weapons and bros, then you won't have any problems with food and water

 

[Male Idiot]

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Now we have quite a conspiracy here.

Well Pajeets are notoriously bad at maintenance and safety regulations both, so I guess you smelt out the culprits.

 

[The Demon Baby]

this isnt goibg to hurt america food wise is it?

No, Bill Gates already took care of destroying America's food production. It's covered.

 

[Kill a Troon for Pikamee]

Lmao this big nigger is stuck as fuck

 

[Stoneheart]

He was happy as hell to fix that damage as it was real wood, and told my family how everything- including high end shit from expensive places- is wood veneer over compressed cardboard. Not even IKEA style particle board, straight up compressed paper.

Thats why you buy from Denmark.

 

[Sped Xing]

Stock up on weapons and bros, then you won't have any problems with food and water

A real bro doesn't have to be threatened with a weapon before he'll pee in your mouth.

 

[Fcret]

Annual revenues from the canal are something like $5.61 billion (in 2020 anyway, probably higher this year). Egypt's GDP is only ~$300 billion, so this is something like 2% of Egypt's GDP just being cut off. And that's a conservative estimate without taking into account all the Egyptian business that's generated by the canal that isn't directly captured by the Suez Canal Authority.

Egypt is already not a very stable country right now and it's not entirely unthinkable that this might further destabilize it, which could endanger shipping in the canal for far longer (possibly indefinitely).