Is Suez Canal still blocked?
The Suez Canal, one of the world’s busiest waterways, continued to remain blocked as a giant container ship is stuck sideways in it hindering global shipping and trade for the sixth day on Sunday.
How long will SUEZ be blocked?
That’s why it was a big deal that a 1,312-foot-long ship, the Ever Given, blocked the Suez Canal for six days, from March 23 to 29. With the canal’s cargo traffic at a standstill, that meant delays in everything from oil to food to clothing to semiconductors.
What ship is blocking the canal?
ISMAILIA, Egypt—The vast container ship that blocked the Suez Canal for six days was freed and began moving north to an anchor point Monday, opening the critical waterway, as hopes grew that global supply delays will ease.
Is ever given Still stuck?
The Ever Given currently remains inside the Suez Canal, in a wider area called the Great Bitter Lake. The Ever Given’s position as of Sunday afternoon. “The vessel will remain here until investigations are complete and compensation is paid,” he said, according to the Wall Street Journal.
How Suez got blocked?
It became diagonally stuck Tuesday after running aground while entering the Suez Canal from the Red Sea. The ship completely blocked the canal, which is home to as much as 12% of the world’s seaborne trade, and caused a traffic jam with hundreds of ships waiting to enter the Suez.
Where is the Evergreen ship now?
Salvage teams freed the ship six days later, but it remains in a holding area in the canal while the Suez Canal Authoritypursues a claim of $916 million against the ship’s owner, Japan-based Shoei Kisen Kaisha Ltd., including the cost of salvage and other damages.
Is ever given afloat?
‘Not afloat’ An official from the 200,000-tonne ship’s owners, Shoei Kisen, said while the Ever Given “has turned”, it “is not afloat.” The ship had been “stuck at an angle of 30 degrees towards the canal, but that has eased,” said the official.