International trade drives the global economy and is responsible for around 80 % of global goods transport by sea. Access to the two most important canals, the Panama and Suez Canals, is fundamental for uninterrupted supply chains and therefore also for economic growth. Current disruptions show the vulnerability of these important shipping routes. Suez Canal...

The price of oil on the international market has various effects on the global economy - one of which is that it is apparently more favourable for commercial shipping to take the diversions around Africa than the Suez Canal. The completion of the Suez Canal was a Herculean task and was expected to take 20...

This is the story of a man who was suspicious of his king because he had no politics at court, no hidden agenda and instead openly said what he meant and wanted. It is the story of a man who, after going into battle for his fatherland Portugal several times and...

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