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Since March 25, shipping has been stopped in the Suez Canal due to the onshore container ship Ever Given. The canal management hopes that the last ships trapped there will be held today.
Suez Canal officials expect the last ships trapped there due to the container ship Ever Given to sail on April 3. This was announced by the head of the Suez Canal Department, Osama Rabia, notes Sky News Arabiya.
According to him, 85 vessels will pass through the canal in both directions, including 61 vessels waiting to be unblocked. In total, 422 ships were in the queue for the Suez Canal passage on both sides.
Evergreen’s MV Ever Given (written in letters much larger than the container ship’s name) ran aground in the Suez Canal on March 23. A 400-meter container ship crashed into the coast, completely blocking traffic on one of the world’s most important shipping lanes. Strong winds and storms were named as the cause of the accident.
According to estimates by shipping expert Lloyd’s List, the canal’s daily blockade delayed the movement of goods totaling $ 9.6 billion. Thus, each hour of inactivity represents a loss of $ 400 million for world trade. Due to the blockage of the canal, the price of oil began to rise. The ship’s owner apologized for obstructing world trade.
On March 25, navigation in the channel stopped and the bottom began to deepen around the container ship. Lloyd’s List experts said the ship could take several weeks to launch. Yukito Higaki, president of the company, owner of the Shoei Kisen, said he expected this to happen on the night of March 27, but that day only the back of the Ever Given moved.
On March 29, the container ship was removed from the ground. On the same day, the movement of ships in the canal resumed.
Ever Given is one of the largest cargo ships in the world. It can simultaneously transport about 20 thousand containers. The ship is owned by the Japanese Shoei Kisen and sails under the Panamanian flag. The vessel is operated by the Taiwanese Evergreen Marine Corporation.
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