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The Vesselfinder and Myshiptracking websites report that the stern of the MV Ever Given has drifted away from the west bank of the canal.
This was confirmed by the source of the AFP news agency near the Suez Canal.
The 400-meter-long, Panamanian-flagged MV Ever Given crashed into the canal on Tuesday, blocking any movement on this waterway, greatly shortening the route between Asia and Europe and North America.
According to Osama Rabei, head of the Suez Canal administration, the workers continue to “maneuver” to tow that ship.
More than 300 ships carrying a wide range of cargo, from crude oil to cattle, are waiting to cross the channel, and some shipping companies are directing ships through the Cape of Good Hope sailing around the African continent.
During the night, several dredgers cleared 27,000 cubic meters of mud and sand around the MV Ever Given, and the tugs are trying to do so.
Although the ship is vulnerable in the current situation, Shoei Kisen Kaisha Ltd., owner of MV Ever Given, dismissed those concerns on Monday, saying the ship’s engine was running and it could sail normally when released.
Ship operators have not indicated when one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes could reopen.
The famous shipping magazine Lloyd’s List reports that in total, a closing day of the Suez Canal interrupts more than 9 billion dollars worth of goods movement (7.6 billion euros) on this inland waterway. A quarter of the daily traffic in the Suez Canal is related to container ships such as the MV Ever Given.
Built in 2018, the nearly 400m long and 59m wide MV Ever Given is among the largest merchant ships in the world and can carry approximately 20,000 ships at a time. containers. She was previously in Chinese ports and sailed to Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
Opened in 1869, the Suez Canal is an important route for the transportation of oil, natural gas, and cargo. 10% travel in it. all cargo in international maritime trade.
