European Internet, March 24, according to the European Union News Agency, a large container ship operated by Evergreen Marine Transportation was stranded when it turned on a narrow channel when it was passing through the Suez Canal. The entire ship was stuck in the canal horizontally, causing the entire canal to be blocked.
Evergreen container ship Suez Canal stranded.
Comprehensive reports from the Guardian and other media, the vessel tracking website "VesselFinder" shows that the entrances of the Mediterranean and Red Sea are full of ships waiting to pass through the Suez Canal, and they still don't know when they will be able to pass. The large container ships operated by Evergreen Sea ran aground in the Suez Canal, blocking this important international trade channel, which made the current tight shipping market with containers and flights even more tense.
This large container ship Ever Given, registered in Panama , sailed from Shenzhen, China via Taipei to Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and was originally scheduled to arrive at its destination on March 31. In the early morning of the 23rd, the ship was ready to cross the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal in sequence and stranded while turning on a narrow channel. The canal management authorities immediately sent several tugboats to rescue and dispatched excavators to try to remove the silt, hoping to move the freighter, which is 60 meters wide.
This emergency was taken by the crew of the cargo ship Maersk Denver, which followed the container ship Ever Given, and uploaded to the social media platform, hoping to remind ships preparing to pass the canal to pay attention.
The Suez Canal is one of the most important waterways in the world. It was built in 1869 to connect the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea and the shipping channel to Asia. The total length is 190 kilometers, the depth is 24 meters, and the width is 205 meters. It is the shortest sea route from Europe to Asia, and it can be passed in just 11 to 16 hours.
The Suez Canal can handle dozens of large container ships every day, and about 25,000 ships pass through each year, accounting for 14% of the world's maritime trade and is also an important source of foreign exchange income for Egypt .
According to regulations, ships must pay transportation fees through the canal. After Evergreen Freighter is stranded, the ship may not only face a fine, but also have an impact on global logistics. Especially when shipping is currently facing a shortage of containers and flights, it has a huge impact on global logistics. (Wang Zongjie)
