ISMAILIA, Egypt (AFP) — Vessels anchored for nearly a week began moving Monday through the Suez Canal after a grounded megaship was unwedged, sparking relief in a country that depends heavily on the global trade artery. Easing tailbacks to the north and south, 113 ships will navigate the narrow passage by 8 a.m. local time […]
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Jubilation in Egypt as Ever Given refloated, Suez Canal reopens to traffic
Traffic in Suez Canal Resumes After Stranded Ship Refloated
Ship Ever Given, one of the world’s largest container ships, is seen after it was fully floated in Suez Canal, Egypt March 29, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany Egypt’s Suez Canal will reopen for shipping traffic in both directions on Monday evening after a giant container ship which had been blocking the busy waterway […]
Suez Canal Says Traffic in Channel Resumes After Stranded Ship Refloated
A view shows the container ship Ever Given, one of the world’s largest container ships, after it was partially refloated, in Suez Canal, Egypt March 29, 2021. Photo: Suez Canal Authority/Handout via REUTERS The giant container ship that blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week was fully floated on Monday and traffic in the […]
Giant Ship Ever Given Partially Refloated, But Still Stuck In Suez Canal
SUEZ, Egypt (AP) — Engineers on Monday “partially refloated” the colossal container ship that continues to block traffic through the Suez Canal, a canal services firm said, without providing further details about when the vessel would be fully set free. Satellite data from MarineTraffic.com showed that the ship’s bulbous bow, once lodged deep in the […]
Massive container ship stuck in Suez Canal ‘partially refloated,’ traffic expected to resume shortly
A giant container ship that has been stuck across the Suez Canal for over a day, has been “partially refloated.” Maritime traffic through the important waterway is expected to resume as soon as the vessel is towed away. The efforts to dislodge the Ever Given container ship from the Canal came to fruition on Wednesday […]
Giant container ship stuck in Suez Canal partially refloated, port agent says
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