CAIRO -- The fallout from one of the world's largest container ships getting stuck in the Suez Canal has disturbed commodity markets and threatened to damage an already distressed global supply chain.
Crude prices gain as crucial world shipping choke point is cut off

A lone excavator works to dislodge the Ever Given container ship at the Suez Canal Wednesday. (Photo courtesy of Suez Canal Authority) © Kyodo
CAIRO -- The fallout from one of the world's largest container ships getting stuck in the Suez Canal has disturbed commodity markets and threatened to damage an already distressed global supply chain.