Beyond The Human Eye

One year on from the Suez Canal blockage how many leaders can see beyond the human eye?

March 23rd marks the first anniversary of the Suez Canal blockage, when already buffeted supply chains were blown off course as the 400-metre-long Ever Given, carrying 18,300 containers, ran aground in a sandstorm. While it was only the second time in history this has happened, it serves to illustrate the importance of the visibility of impacted flows and solutions.

With an estimated 12% of global trade passing through the canal daily, the six-day obstruction was extremely costly. Indeed, Lloyd's List, a shipping data company, calculated the blockage held up £7 billion worth of goods a day.