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What is happing in #SuezCanal today explained

2021
film

On March 23, the sight of a container ship lodged inside the Suez Canal like a car abandoned during a bad parallel park enthralled the world. But the traffic ..

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Suez Canal

United States, 1956
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Suez in perspective

United Kingdom, 1957
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Deep-sea container ports

United Kingdom, 1972
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Taken for granted

Australia, 1966
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Dockside

United States, 1973
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Transportation: a ship comes home

United States, 1965
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Still in one piece anyway

Canada, 1975
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Freeze-in

Canada, 1973
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A Ship comes to Antwerp

United Kingdom, 1953
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Ships of the desert

Australia, 1984
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All about ships

Australia, 1968
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Eye of fire

Mexico, 03 JUL 2021
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We've come a long way

United Kingdom, 1950
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Visit to a container port

Aotearoa / New Zealand, 1983
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Circling the globe in comfort

Netherlands, 1955
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A Freighter in port

United States, 1948
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The Panama Canal

United States, 1958
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The Manhattan odyssey

Canada, 1970
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