A giant containership ran aground in the Suez Canal on Wednesday and was blocking traffic before tugs eventually freed the vessel. The vessel has been identified as the 13,050 TEU containership MSC Clorinda. The GAC shipping agency reported the containership (166 DWT, 153 GT, draft approx. 15m even keel) grounded in the Suez Canal at kilometer 145. The MSC … [Read more...]
Egypt Seeks New Suez Canal Toll Deal with Global Shipping Lines
By Nikolaj Skydsgaard COPENHAGEN, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Egypt is in talks with global shipping firms to change the way it charges vessels to pass through the Suez Canal, offering discounts for advance payments as it seeks to raise much-needed hard currency from a struggling industry. Denmark's A.P. Moller-Maersk, which runs the world's biggest container shipping line, said … [Read more...]
Maersk Line Ship Runs Aground in Suez Canal
A Maersk Line containership ran aground in the Suez Canal Tuesday afternoon causing several hours of traffic delays before being refloated. The shipping agency GAC reports that the vessel was number 13 in a southbound convoy of 33 vessels when it rang aground Tuesday (July 5) at kilometer 133 in the Suez Canal at approximately 15:30 local time. … [Read more...]
Another Ship Grounded in Suez Canal
A crude oil tanker spent a short time aground in the Suez Canal on Wednesday, marking the third such incident this year for the waterway. Shipping agency GAC confirmed that the oil tanker ran aground at about 0850 hours local time at kilometer 159 in the Suez Canal. The vessel was floated within a matter of hours - 1205 local time to be exact - and towed by Suez Canal tugs … [Read more...]
Suez Canal Reopened After Giant MSC Fabiola is Refloated
The 366-meter containership MSC Fabiola was refloated in the Suez Canal this weekend after running hard aground last Thursday. According to the shipping agency GAC, the 12,500 TEU containership was refloated just after 1 a.m. Saturday morning and resumed its southbound transit to Suez escorted by five tugs. As of Monday, the ship was at a Suez anchorage … [Read more...]