Suez Canal blocked: Ever Given brings traffic to a standstill
The incident reportedly occurred on the morning of Tuesday, 23 March at around 7:40 am local time and at the 151 km mark, after the vessel suffered a power failure while crossing the canal, en route to Rotterdam, Netherlands from Yantian, China.
The below picture was posted to Instagram by a user from a ship stuck behind the Ever Given:
Photo courtesy: Julianne Cona on Instagram
It is not yet clear how long it would take for the ship to be freed as a large amount of sand removal activity would be involved. All required measures are going on in full swing, considering the importance of the Suez canal for international trade.
Almost 10% of international cargo passes through the canal, connecting the Mediterranean to the Red Sea and is the shortest sea link between Asia and Europe.
Below is a list of all the nearby vessels that face possible delays due to this incident.
Details of all possibly affected nearby vessels
Screen shot from Ocean Insight’s Container Track & Trace
Republished with permission from Ocean Insights.
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