April 2021

Dean’s Column | April 2021

Dear Friends,  Suez Canal Last week, a sandstorm caused the cargo ship Ever Given to run aground in the Suez Canal, blocking it completely. The canal sees 10% of the world’s daily shipping traffic, but is only 300 feet wide in places. Ever Given is ¼ mile long, can hold 20,000 shipping containers, and makes the excavator digging it out look comically small. The Suez Canal connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, providing ships an alternative to sailing around the southern tip of...