Suez Canal blockage in 2021 was caused by a single massive container ship named the Ever Given that got wedged sideways, single-handedly crippling global trade for nearly a week;…

Suez Canal blockage in 2021 was caused by a single massive container ship named the Ever Given that got wedged sideways, single-handedly crippling global trade for nearly a week; this one enormous floating warehouse carrying millions of dollars in consumer goods managed to completely halt twelve percent of all global transport, trapping hundreds of other ships in a massive oceanic traffic jam; it brutally exposed the hilarious fragility of our modern supply chain, proving that all the advanced logistics algorithms in the world are utterly powerless against strong wind and a narrow ditch; we watched in absolute awe as the peak of capitalist efficiency was brought to its knees, relying on a single, comically small yellow excavator desperately digging in the mud to save the global economy from total collapse!