Suez Canal blocked briefly as container ship runs aground

anshumankmr wrote: post #2

I am looking forward to the memes. On a more serious note, I hope it is resolved ASAP. EDIT: Looks like it has been resolved https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/egypt/2021/09/09/breaki...

that was fast, updated title.

Re: Suez Canal blocked briefly as container ship runs aground

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Post by KoftaBob » Thu, Sep 09, 2021, 12:36 PM UTC

"They said it took 15 minutes for tug boats swiftly dispatched to the site to refloat the vessel and allow south-bound vessels stuck behind it to resume their journey.

“It was a minor traffic issue that was resolved in less than an hour,” a senior Suez Canal official told The National on condition of anonymity.

Since the 'Ever Given' incident, the canal authority have announced a multi-billion dollar project to widen sections of the canal and install other infrastructure to ensure that no other large ships can run aground in the same manner again."

Glad to see that it was resolved quickly, and that the canal is being upgraded to make it more resilient to things like that.

Re: Suez Canal blocked briefly as container ship runs aground

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Post by zarq » Thu, Sep 09, 2021, 12:48 PM UTC

Have the worldwide trade delays from the blockage with the Ever Given been resolved?

Re: Suez Canal blocked briefly as container ship runs aground

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Post by gbear605 » Thu, Sep 09, 2021, 1:25 PM UTC

zarq wrote: post #6

Have the worldwide trade delays from the blockage with the Ever Given been resolved?

From my understanding, the direct delays are resolved (ships are moving normally through the canal) but there are global delays that could be indirectly caused by the Ever Given or lots of other issues (understaffing at ports, closed ports in China due to COVID, high shipping demand, etc.). It’s hard to say whether the current delays would be a lot better if the Ever Given incident hadn’t occurred, although they presumably would be at least somewhat better.

Re: Suez Canal blocked briefly as container ship runs aground

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Post by IkmoIkmo » Thu, Sep 09, 2021, 1:44 PM UTC

Was this another close call major issue indicating a new pattern, or was this one of tens of minor incidents that typically happened in Suez and didn't get reported on until Ever Given?

Not that the two are necessarily mutually exclusive but it's likely leaning hard towards one of the two.

Re: Suez Canal blocked briefly as container ship runs aground

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Post by lindenstark » Thu, Sep 09, 2021, 2:16 PM UTC

IkmoIkmo wrote: post #8

Was this another close call major issue indicating a new pattern, or was this one of tens of minor incidents that typically happened in Suez and didn't get reported on until Ever Given? Not that the two are necessarily mutually exclusive but it's likely leaning hard towards one of the two.

Only around ~75 incidents reported this decade [0], so it's fairly uncommon. Definitely getting more attention now because of last time though.

[0] (slightly outdated) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-24/suez-bloc...

Re: Suez Canal blocked briefly as container ship runs aground

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Post by kbutler » Thu, Sep 09, 2021, 2:21 PM UTC

lindenstark wrote: post #9

IkmoIkmo wrote: post #8

Was this another close call major issue indicating a new pattern, or was this one of tens of minor incidents that typically happened in Suez and didn't get reported on until Ever Given? Not that the two are necessarily mutually exclusive but it's likely leaning hard towards one of the two.

Only around ~75 incidents reported this decade [0], so it's fairly uncommon. Definitely getting more attention now because of last time though. [0] (slightly outdated) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-24/suez-bloc...

75/decade == 1 every 7 weeks

Sounds pretty common, or as the grandparent said, "tens of minor incidents that...didn't get reported on"