Tugs Work to Refloat Ultra-Large Containership Blocking Suez Canal
By Yusri Mohamed, Jessica Jaganathan and Florence Tan CAIRO, March 24 (Reuters) – The shortest shipping route from Europe to Asia remained
By Yusri Mohamed, Jessica Jaganathan and Florence Tan CAIRO, March 24 (Reuters) – The shortest shipping route from Europe to Asia remained
Latest: Ever Given Grounding in Suez An ultra-large containership is aground and blocking ship traffic in the Suez Canal. AIS data shows the MV Ever Given is
By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) is set to lose over $10m in revenue from container lines routing vessels via the Cape of
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Despite the recent introduction of low-sulphur regulations, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) will continue to allow ships
On 15 July 2018, container ship Aeneas ran aground in the Suez Canal during a southbound transit. As a result of the grounding, the Panamax Alexander, Sakizaya
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
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
A Maersk Line containership ran aground in the Suez Canal Tuesday afternoon causing several hours of traffic delays before
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
The 366-meter containership MSC Fabiola was refloated in the Suez Canal this weekend after running hard aground last Thursday. According to the shipping
Update (April 30): The MSC Fabiola was refloated early Saturday morning with assistance of tugs and was able to resume its southbound transit. More details at
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has reacted to the increasing number of backhaul voyages being routed to Asia via the
The Suez Canal Authority has fired back against news reports claiming that vessels are now changing their routes to around the southern tip of Africa due to
A grounded capesize bulk carrier has been refloated more than 12 days after running aground in the Suez Canal. According to media reports and AIS, the New
The Sues Canal Authority has confirmed that a capesize bulk carrier has run aground and remains stuck in the Suez Canal, according to shipping agency GAC. The
By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – The Panama and Suez canals could be the next institutions to be affected by the ongoing crisis in the container
By Drewry Shipping Consultants The impressive ‘New Suez Canal’ project will improve capacity, transit times and reduce delays, not least because it
By Ahmed Feteha and Tarek El-Tablawy (Bloomberg) — Egypt unveiled an $8.5 billion expansion to the Suez Canal on Thursday, the first of a series
CAIRO, Aug 5 (Reuters) – Egypt on Thursday opens the New Suez Canal, an extension which flanks the existing 145-year-old waterway and part of a
By Ahmed Feteha (Bloomberg) — The Suez Canal took 10 years to build and cost thousands of workers their lives. When planners suggested three years
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