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Alternatives to seaborne transport for intercontinental journeys are limited. Air freight provides a route but the cost is much higher per kilogramme. Only high-value items, or very urgent deliveries, are worth sending at the cost of $2 to $3 per kilogramme, points out Berenberg. A container ship costs just 4 cents.Taiwan’s Ever Given container ship has made history by running aground and blocking the Suez Canal. The waterway has closed only five times since it opened 151 years ago. A stranded vessel longer than the canal is wide has wedged a stopper in the fastest seaborne trade route between Europe and Asia. That will be a blow to just-in-time supply chains....