Suez Canal Traffic Briefly Stopped as Oil Tanker Loses Power
- Oil tanker Rumford had engine problems and was towed by tugs
- Traffic moving normally, according to the Suez Canal Authority
Commercial shipping at the entrance to the Suez Canal.
Photographer: Islam Safwat/Bloomberg
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Traffic through Egypt’s Suez Canal was briefly halted on Tuesday, just two weeks after a giant container ship ran aground and blocked the waterway that’s vital for global trade.