The costs of the blockage of the Suez Canal continue to pile up, as more than 150 ships were waiting to use the waterway early on Thursday. The canal has been blocked since Tuesday morning by a massive container vessel that ran aground. The ship's Japanese owners have apologised to those affected by the delays, while the canal operator renewed efforts to move the vessel. Also today, we look at new figures showing the global travel and tourism industry lost $4.5 trillion in 2020 because of Covid-19 restrictions.
