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A new towing operation of the gigantic container ship wrecked in the Suez Canal began at noon on Saturday, as the cost of its grounding is estimated to reach one billion euros, according to the shipping valuation company Vue.
The head of the Suez Canal Authority said on Saturday that efforts to disconnect the gigantic 400-meter container ship Ever Given that ran aground in the Suez Canal, blocking one of the world’s most important shipping routes and at the rudder and propeller to operate again, but cannot predict when the boat will be able to tow.
Authority President Osama Rabbi said he hoped they would not have to remove the containers from the ship to reduce their cargo, but said high winds and tides made takeoff difficult.
He said it would not be possible for planes to remove containers from the stranded ship and that 14 tugs were trying to take advantage of Saturday’s high tide, with more arriving on Sunday if the new attempt fails.
So far, according to the rabbi, 321 ships remain stranded in the Suez Canal.
According to sources, in order for the ship to detach, tons of sand must be removed around its bow.
The dredgers had removed some 20,000 tonnes of sand around the ship’s bow on Friday, but the ship’s towing operation was suspended overnight.
According to estimates by the London-based company VesselsValue, with more than 50 merchant ships being added to the canal trapped in Egypt every day, the shipping market is projected to be hit hard by $ 30-40 million even if Ever Given launches on Sunday which is not likely.
According to the British Maritime Valuation House in the English edition of Kathimerini, the total cost to the world economy will be around $ 130-140 million if the ship is dislodged on Sunday, an amount that rises to $ 300 million if the container ship is fixed. . Sail again until Wednesday.
But if well-founded concerns that it will take several more days, with the ship pinned down until April 5, are confirmed, then losses to the global economy will amount to $ 1 billion, according to VesselsValue.
Source: ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ, Kathimerini English Edition
