More than half of UK exporters affected by Houthi disruption, survey shows
Costs are escalating amid delays, according to British Chambers of Commerce research that shows UK retailers have also been hit
January 2024
What impact have UK and US strikes had on Red Sea shipping disruption?
At least 60 targets in Houthi areas of Yemen were hit but the rebels say attacks will continue until Israel stops its Gaza war
Economics viewpoint
Red Sea threat lays bare economic risks ahead of US and UK elections
Richard Partington
Panic is confined to media headlines for now but Britain is as addicted as ever to Asian imports
What is the Red Sea crisis, and what does it mean for global trade?
Attacks by Houthi rebels along the trade route have led to firms pausing shipments, raising the possibility of a shock to the world economy
December 2023
More than 100 container ships rerouted from Suez canal to avoid Houthi attacks
BP halts oil and gas shipments through Red Sea after rebel attacks
August 2023
Suez canal tugboat sinks after collision leaving one person missing
Six of seven crew rescued after impact with LPG tanker Chinagas Legend, sailing under Hong Kong flag
May 2023
Ship briefly grounded in Suez Canal is refloated
Ship trackers show the vessel, Xin Hai Tong 23, which sails under the Hong Kong flag, surrounded by tugboats
January 2023
Ukraine grain ship refloated after running aground in Suez canal
Egyptian authority says vessel was towed away for repairs after briefly disrupting traffic in vital waterway
September 2022
Suez Canal briefly blocked again after another ship, Affinity V, becomes stuck
Tanker blocked canal for hours, close to where Ever Given container ship became stuck, disrupting supply chains for a week
March 2022
Book of the day
False Prophets by Nigel Ashton review – Britain and the Middle East
A deft and fascinating account of British prime ministers’ flawed interventions in the region, from Suez to Iraq
November 2021
Clarissa Eden obituary
Suez Canal to raise fees, heaping pressure on global supply chains
October 2021
William Keegan's in my view
Suez taught us our future lay in Europe. So will Brexit
William Keegan
Britain’s two great self-inflicted crises of the postwar era point to a conclusion that voters may soon rediscover for themselves
September 2021
Was Afghanistan Britain’s worst failure since Suez? It’s a comforting fiction
Charlotte Lydia Riley
To invoke this one ignominious event ignores decades of dubious UK foreign policy decisions, says historian Charlotte Lydia Riley
August 2021
How megaships cause mega problems
Megaships have been quietly ballooning in size for more than 50 years, even doubling in capacity every few years since the turn of the millennium. And the bigger they have grown, the more problems they have caused
Seascape: the state of our oceans
Container ship Ever Given returns to Suez canal for another attempt
Vessel that caused global disruption when it got stuck is heading for the Red Sea again
Ship that blocked the Suez canal docks in UK – four months late
Onlookers bring deckchairs and binoculars to see the 400m-long Ever Given arrive at Felixstowe
July 2021
From the Guardian archive
Egypt nationalises Suez canal – archive, 1956
Ever Given released from Suez canal after compensation agreed
