“Now on Land Too”: Truck Labeled Evergreen Blocks Highway in China

The incident sparked a new wave of jokes due to its similarity to the Suez Canal incident.

In China, a truck that was stopped across the Changchun-Shenzhen highway due to an accident practically blocked traffic. As reported by Singaporean news outlet Mothership, the incident took place on March 27.

The situation is notable because the truck's cargo container bears the Evergreen — logo, the same as on the Ever Given vessel, which was stuck aground in the Suez Canal from March 23 until the morning of March 29, blocking the passage of hundreds of ships. Moreover, both the truck and the vessel veered to the right and came to a stop at an angle of about 45 degrees. Ever Given became a global meme, so a similar incident with a truck on a high-speed highway sparked a new wave of jokes, in particular that the Evergreen company had already covered the sea and land, and the sky would be next.

Evergreen Line — is the trade name of a group of five shipping companies. It includes the Taiwanese company Evergreen Marine, which chartered the Ever Given. However, they deal only with sea transport, so they have no connection to the highway accident.

Ever Given ran aground on March 23, completely blocking passage through the Suez Canal. Shipping company Lloyd’s List calculated that due to the blockage of the Suez Canal global trade loses $400 million every hour. Egypt loses $14 million daily, which it received as fees for ships passing through the canal.