Ever done, the ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March, crosses the canal again

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ISMAILIA (Egypt) August 20 (Reuters) – The giant container ship Ever Give, which blocked the Suez Canal for six days in March, crossed the waterway on Friday for the first time since leaving Egypt after the incident.

The ship, en route from the United Kingdom to China, crossed the canal between a convoy of 26 ships sailing from the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said in a statement. . Another 36 boats crossed the waterway from the south.

A group of senior SCA pilots and two tugs escorted Ever Give throughout their trip down the canal, the authority said in a statement.

The ship, one of the largest container vessels in the world, jammed across the canal with strong winds on March 23, stopping traffic in both directions and disrupting world trade. Read more

Once evacuated, the 400-meter (1,312-foot) ship left Egypt on July 7, 106 days after being stranded in a southern section of the waterway. Read more

Egypt released Ever Give after lengthy negotiations and an undisclosed deal reached between the SCA and the ship’s owners and insurers. He arrived in the Dutch port of Rotterdam on July 29 before heading to Felixstowe, England. read more L8N2P454R

Approximately 15% of world maritime traffic passes through the Suez Canal, the shortest sea route between Europe and Asia.

Friday’s trip across the canal was Ever Ever’s 22nd on the waterway.

Maritime traffic websites Marinetraffic.com and Vesselfinder.com showed the ship in the Red Sea after crossing the canal.

Reports by Yousry Mohamed; writing by Mahmoud Mourad; Edited by Dan Grebler

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