Ever Given, the 400-metre-long container, that got stuck in the Suez Canal six days ago, was floated again on Monday. The container that was stuck at one of the world’s busiest trade routes, was freed with help of dredging vessels working round-the-clock to free it. Over 450 vessels, including those carrying livestock, were stuck behind the Ever Given.
Diggers removed 27,000 cubic meters of sand, going deep into the banks of the canal, to free the 200,000-tonne vessel.
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The delay caused by Ever Given being stuck is bound to cause a rush of vessels at busy ports in Europe like Antwerp, Rotterdam and Hamburg. Several ships that were due to pass through the Suez Canal while the Ever Given was stuck were re-routed around southern Africa’s Cape of Good Hope. Vessels stuck behind the Ever Given included Russian warships, bulk carriers and tankers and smaller vessels carrying an array of goods ranging from liquid natural gas to crude oil to chemicals to liquefied petroleum gas to kayaks, footwear, furniture and kitchenware.
It remains unclear as to when the logjam created by the Ever Given will be cleared.
