The bottleneck created when the Ever Given container ship got stuck in the Suez Canal stranded shipments from auto parts and dairy products to beer and luxury goods on their way to markets in Europe, the U.S. and Asia.
Maritime tracking data shows the cargo snared by last month’s blockage as a snapshot of global trade that is usually in constant motion. The varied goods in the containers illustrate the far-flung nature of modern supply chains and show how transportation problems on one side of the world can affect the production of goods and store inventories thousands of miles away.
Shipments delayed by the Ever Given included dozens of containers from Asia loaded with products for flat-pack furniture giant IKEA as well as some Europe-bound apparel shipments for Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein-owner PVH Corp., according to the companies. The crisis also slowed some shipments bound for U.S. East Coast ports such as industrial machinery and auto parts.
Vessels backed up…