Container ship stuck in Suez canal

ChristineM said:

Thats going to ruin the pilots chances of further employment.

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WalterTrull said:

Do ships go through the canal under their own power?

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Conscious thoughts said:

Yes, that is what i have heard

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Conscious thoughts said:

As far as I know it was a technical problem. Not the pilots fault.

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We Never Know said:

Why is it always toilet paper? lol

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Ships stranded in the Suez Canal will restart their journeys after the Ever Given anchors in the Great Bitter Lake, a Suez Canal Official told CNN on Monday.

"As soon as the ship reaches the waiting place in the Bitter Lakes…the 43 ships waiting in the Bitter Lakes will begin to move south towards the Gulf of Suez,” the source said.

The ships will be traveling in convoys northbound and southbound of the Suez Canal, as the Ever Given stands by for inspections.

The average number of ships that transited through the canal on a daily basis before the accident was between 80 to 90 ships, according to Lloyds List; however, the head of the Suez Canal Authority said that the channel will work 24 hours to facilitate the passage of almost 400 ships carrying billions of dollars in freight.

The journey to cross the canal takes 10 to 12 hours, and in the event the channel operates for 24 hours, two convoys per day will be able to successfully pass.

Still, shipping giant, Maersk issued an advisory telling customers it could take “6 days or more” for the queue created by the Suez Canal blockage to clear. The company said that was an estimate and subject to change as more vessels reach the blockage or are diverted.

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Conscious thoughts said:

A Container ship with the length of 400 meters is stuck in the middle of Suez Canal, blocking other ships from going through. As one who know a bit about Freight forwarding, this going to mess up the day for many who work within the logistic shipment and it will cost a lot of money because cargo is delayed

Images: A huge container ship has blocked the Suez Canal for a day (businessinsider.com)

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April 7 (UPI) -- Officials are reviewing the information contained on the black boxes of a large container ship that got lodged sideways in Egypt's Suez Canal last week to determine the cause of the accident, local authorities said Wednesday.

Osama Rabie, chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, said a preliminary report on the grounding could be released later this week.

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"All alternatives are on the table after the end of the investigations, including peacefully negotiating away from the judiciary to obtain the right of the authority including $1 billion in losses as a result of the suspension of navigation and the work done to salvage the ship," he said in a news conference.

The 1,300-foot-long container ship Ever Given became stuck along the vital oil and natural gas trade on March 23, blocking hundreds of vessels traveling both directions. Officials believe a sandstorm was to blame for the incident.

Work crews refloated the 200,000-ton ship less than a week later.

Rabie said the estimated $1 billion cost of the incident doesn't include the losses faced by owners of the other ships affected by the blockage. German insurer Allianz estimated the incident cost $400 million an hour in trade, according to USA Today.

The SCA is seeking $1 billion from the owners of the Ever Given, according to local media reports.

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Conscious thoughts said:

Yes, that is what i have heard

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• Officials in Egypt have seized the Ever Given as authorities in the country demand the ship's owners pay nearly $1 billion for blocking the Suez Canal for several days last month.
  
  
• The owner of the Ever Given declared "General Average," so insurance could pay some of the damages along with the owners of cargo aboard the ship.
  
  
• The 25 crew members aboard the Ever Given are still being paid and are "relaxed," according to the National Union of Seafarers of India.
  
  
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Officials in Egypt have seized the Ever Given as authorities in the country demand the ship's owners pay nearly $1 billion for blocking the Suez Canal for several days last month.

Egypt's Suez Canal Authority (SCA) seized the ship on Tuesday, according to Ahram Online.

Egyptian authorities have sued the Ever Given's owner, Shoei Kisen Kaisha Ltd., for $900 million, saying the ship caused damage to the canal and lost business.

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Ryu Murakoshi, a spokesman for the company, told The Wall Street Journal that Shoei Kisen Kaisha Ltd. is in "negotiations on compensation."

Shoei Kisen Kaisha filed a general average claim in early April, splitting the $900 million demand between the boat's insurers and the owners of the cargo atop the ship.

General average is a principle of maritime law that requires any of the ship's customers to share the risk and costs involved if the ship faces a tragedy or failure.

Abdulgani Serang, the general secretary-cum-treasurer of the National Union of Seafarers in India, told Insider that the crew members are being treated well and continue to be paid.

But despite the recent news, Serang said that the crew members are not worried just yet.

"The crew members are relaxed because they know that they are employed with Bernard Schulte company and they are covered by the union agreements," Serang said. "Their professionalism has not been questioned and it is just a matter of time, anytime soon, for them to start sailing."

The Ever Given rose to international prominence after it became stuck three weeks ago and blocked international freight traffic for six days. The ship may be unstuck, but experts believe that the shipwreck could impact the global supply chain for months to come.

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