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All the ships that were stranded in the Suez Canal area, following the breakdown of the container ship Ever Given on March 23, managed to cross this navigable artery until Saturday. This ended the blockade of the Suez Canal, Reuters reports, according to Agerpres.
The last 61 ships, of the 422 that were queuing when the Ever Given ship was towed on Monday, passed through the Suez Canal on Saturday.
The ship Ever Given, with a length of 400 meters, ran aground on the diagonal of the channel, due to strong winds accompanied by a sandstorm that reduced visibility, blocking both directions of navigation. The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) began an investigation on Wednesday to determine the cause of the ship’s failure, which ultimately backfired after a difficult operation in which sand was dredged and the container ship moved with the help of tugboats. .
The blockade of the Suez Canal disrupted some global supply chains, as global transport flows were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic anyway. About 30% of the world’s container shipping traffic and about 12% of the world’s freight trade passes through the Suez Canal.
The president of the Suez Canal Authority, Osama Rabie, has estimated that the losses and damages caused by the blockade of the Ever Given ship could reach one billion dollars. The ship will remain in the Great Lakes area until the investigation is completed and the causes of the incident that blocked the Suez Canal are determined.
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