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The Ever Given cargo ship which was blocking the Suez Canal for almost a week is fully floated and traffic is to resume, the canal authority has said. Please review their details and accept them to load the content. We need your consent to load this rte-player content We use rte-player to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. More than 300 ships are currently waiting to travel through the canal, with many more rerouted around southern Africa, adding up to two weeks to journeys and increasing fuel costs.Ībout 15% of world shipping traffic transits the Suez Canal, which is a key source of foreign currency revenue for Egypt. The stoppage cost the canal €12m to €13m a day. The vessel had sailed from Yantian in China and was heading to Rotterdam in The Netherlands. It said that it would coordinate with the ship's owner after investigation reports were completed. Taiwan-listed Evergreen, which is leasing the ship, said decisions regarding the vessel's cargo would be made after the inspection. The shipping company that runs the vessel said it would be moved north to the Great Bitter Lake for an inspection of its seaworthiness.
Maxar new high-resolution satellite imagery of the Suez canal and the container ship The 400-metre-long ship became embedded in the bank of the canal last Tuesday after it was blown off course by a strong gust of wind. "She's free," an official involved in the salvage operation said. "Admiral Osama Rabie, head of the Suez Canal Authority, has announced the resumption of shipping traffic in the Suez Canal," the SCA said in a statement. The Suez Canal Authority said that traffic has resumed on the vital waterway and shipping route between Asia and Europe. MV Ever Given, the giant container ship that blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week, has been fully floated and is slowly on the move.
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