More grain ships divert from Red Sea after attacks
Hamburg, Germany Reuters Attacks on shipping in the Red Sea region have in past days led to a sharp rise in the number of grain cargoes being diverted around the Cape of Good Hope, rather than using the Suez Canal, grain traders and analysts said on Friday. Earlier this week, shipping sources had said they […]
‘Ever Given’ container ship leaves Suez Canal 106 days after getting stuck
Ismailia, Egypt Reuters The Ever Given, one of the world’s largest container ships, resumed its journey and left the Suez Canal on Wednesday, 106 days after becoming wedged across a southern section of the waterway for nearly a week and disrupting global trade. The Ever Given started to head north in the late morning across […]
Traffic in Suez Canal resumes after stranded ship refloated
Islmalia, Egypt Reuters Shipping was on the move again late on Monday in Egypt’s Suez Canal after tugs refloated a giant container ship which had been blocking the channel for almost a week, causing a huge build-up of vessels around the waterway. With the 400-metre-long Ever Given dislodged, 113 ships were expected to transit the […]
Ship blocking Suez Canal moves slightly, unclear when it will refloat
Suez, Egypt Reuters Efforts to dislodge a giant container ship blocking the Suez Canal have allowed its stern and rudder to move, but it remains unclear when the vessel will be refloated, the head of the canal authority said on Saturday. The 400 metre-long Ever Given became wedged diagonally across a southern section of the […]