Ever Given in the Suez: six days that jammed world trade

A 5-beat faceless video outline for “Ever Given in the Suez: six days that jammed world trade” in the Supply chain journeys niche, derived from caption timing of 2 reference videos.

Angles

• Cold-open on the satellite image: one 20,000-container ship wedged diagonally across the Suez Canal, 23 March 2021
• Explain the grounding causes from a mariner's view: wind on a huge sail-like profile, bank effect and squat in a narrow, shallow channel
• Put the cost on screen: an estimated $9.6 billion of goods held up per day, ships choosing between waiting and the Cape route
• Close on the ripple: container imbalance and late shelves weeks later — "if it is not there or costs more, remember that ship"

Beat-by-beat structure

1. Hook (0:00–0:30): satellite photo + one excavator digging at the bow.
2. Canal basics (0:30–2:00): sea-level waterway linking Red Sea and Mediterranean; convoy system.
3. Why it grounded (2:00–4:30): wind, bank effect, squat — each with a simple diagram.
4. Six days (4:30–6:30): dredging the bow, tugs, waiting for the high tide.
5. Ripple card (6:30–8:00): queues, rerouting, container imbalance, prices. Original narration only.

Reference videos

• How One Ship Caused a Global Traffic Jam 8RxmRw1kCrc
• Suez Canal Blockage explained, how the Ever Given was freed sDBAgia_fjU

Method

yt-dlp VTT captions (manual/uploader only) → timed beat heuristics → editorial topic synthesis (no ASR). Structure only; write original narration.