How long could the Suez Canal salvage operation take? Could the mega containership Ever Given capsize? Could her hull crack and spill oil like the grounded bunker Wakashio did in…
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Slow But (Almost) Ready – Suez Salvage Team May Be Delayed Another 5 Or 6 Days
*Despite having three days to arrange travel, the salvage team is just starting to arrive in Egypt. *”The best chance for returning shipping to normal may not come until Sunday or Monday…
How To Remove A Ship Stuck In The Suez Canal
By Ann Koh and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) When you can’t shift a ship that’s stuck fast into the wall of a canal that’s vital to world trade, there’s only one…
Owner and Insurers of Ever Given Face Millions in Claims
By Carolyn Cohn and Jonathan Saul LONDON, March 24 (Reuters) – The owner and insurers of one of the world’s largest container ships stuck in the Suez Canal face claims…
Grounded Mega Ship in Suez Canal Paralyzes Trade for Second Day
By Salma El Wardany, Mirette Magdy and Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — Tugs and diggers have so far failed to dislodge a massive container ship stuck in the Suez Canal on Wednesday,…
Watch: A Naval Historian and Master Mariner Discuss the Ever Given Grounding in Suez Canal
In the below video, Dr. Sal Mercogliano, Associate Professor of History of History at Campbell University and Adjunct Professor at the United States Merchant Marine Academy, along with Captain John…
Scores of container ships waiting to transit Suez Canal
Speculation is swirling that wind blew one of the world’s largest container ships off course and caused it to be lodged between the banks of the Suez Canal.
Social media also was flooded Wednesday with varying reports on the status of the Ever Given, which ran aground Tuesday morning.
What is certain is that dozens of ships are waiting to transit the roughly 119-mile-long canal. Fifty ships on average use the canal between the...
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Suez Canal Blockage May Ripple Through Global Energy Market
By Serene Cheong, Annie Lee and Sharon Cho (Bloomberg) — The blockage of the Suez Canal by a giant container vessel is likely to send ripples of disruption through the global energy supply…
Ships Carrying Commodities Stuck After Suez Canal Grounding
By Jonathan Saul LONDON, March 24 (Reuters) – Dozens of ships carrying everything from oil to consumer goods have been delayed by the grounding of a vessel in the Suez…
VIDEO: How Does A Ship Run Aground In The Suez Canal
by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) Yesterday morning an ultra-large containership ran aground and blocking ship traffic in the Suez Canal. AIS data shows the MV Ever Given is stuck sideways…