Taiwan Evergreen shipping container ship "Everglades" stranded on the Suez Canal on the 23rd, causing a major blockage in both directions of the canal. Evergreen Company pointed out that it is discussing solutions with relevant units and will assist the ships to get out of trouble as soon as possible.
According to Taiwan's "Central News Agency" report on the 23rd, Evergreen responded that the ship in the accident entered the Suez Canal from the north from the Red Sea at around 8 am local time on March 23, when it entered the Suez Canal from the north, it was suspected to be hit by a strong wind at 6 nautical miles south of the estuary, causing the hull to deviate from the channel and be stranded. Since the Suez Canal is a major transportation route connecting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, affected by this, there has been major traffic jams in both directions of the canal.
Evergreen said that it has urged the ship owner to report the cause of the accident and discuss plans with the Canal Administration and other relevant units, and will assist the ship to get out of trouble as soon as possible. The "Evergiant Wheel" is leased by Evergreen Shipping as a Time Charter. The crew is dispatched by the shipowner's company. It is currently on the Far East route to Europe.
Some industry insiders analyzed that Evergreen may be fined in the future due to the canal blockage. However, from the moment, there was no shipwreck accident at the scene, so it was relatively easy to deal with. As for the impact on freight rates and traffic, it depends on the time the ship is stuck in the canal.
(Original title: On-site: Taiwan's giant freighter "cuts off" the Suez Canal, causing a big blockage)
Source: Beiwan New Vision Comprehensive Overseas Network, Watch News
