Reuters Singapore wire report said that on Thursday, with the rising tide, the rescue of the “Chang Chi” operation resumed, there are five tugboats are now trying to tow the Chang Chi into deep water areas. Evergreen Marine giant container ship “Chang Chi” 23 accidentally stranded in the Suez Canal, still waiting to get out of trouble, the initial estimate of the Suez Canal blocked cargo trade loss of about $ 400 million per hour. At the same Time, The Japanese shipowner of the Changci ship Zheng Rong steamship today to apologize.
The report quoted the Suez Canal Authority as saying that the 400-meter-long ship was stuck in the Suez Canal on Tuesday morning due to strong winds and a sandstorm, and could not leave the river.
The ship has now blocked one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes, making it impassable in both directions, with dozens of vessels, including other large container ships, tankers carrying oil and gas and bulk carriers carrying grain, stuck at both ends of the canal, causing one of the worst shipping jams in years.
This waterway links Asia and Europe and is an important route for transporting commodities, oil, grains and other products. About 30 percent of the world’s container ship traffic passes through the 193-kilometer Suez Canal every day, and about 12 percent of international trade is done through the canal, which links Europe and Asia.
Marine services company GAC sent a report to its clients last night saying that the operation to rescue the trapped ships using tugboats was continuing, but wind conditions and the size of the ships “hindered the rescue”.
According to ship tracking software, five tugboats are surrounding the Chang Chi and three more are on their way. However, the global satellite positioning signal of the Chang Chi shows that its position has moved only slightly in the past 24 hours.
In this regard, shipping experts said, if not able to clear the channel in the next 24-48 hours, some shipping companies may have to let the ship around the southern tip of Africa, the Cape of Good Hope, the voyage will take an extra week.
But the chairman of the Suez Canal Authority told the media that some cargo ships will be able to pass south despite the blockage, while efforts to refloat the Chang Chi will continue.
The Japanese owner of the Chang Chi, Shoei Kisen, apologized Thursday and said it was working on a solution for the Chang Chi’s obstruction of Suez Canal traffic.
In a statement, Shoei Steamship also said the ship ran aground without causing any injuries or oil spills.
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