Suez canal traffic jam

[Jenkins]

There has been a lot of talk about some massive backlog at Felexstowe. Not sure if that is still the case - but if so maybe a chance for that to get up to date.

If nothing else, it's freed up one of the container berths for three or four days in the second week of April - unfortunately nothing else can get through the Suez canal to take advantage of the space. A sister ship, the Ever Glory, has just docked here and probably won't leave until Tuesday or Wednesday, such are the volumes of container moves on these mega ships.

A picture of the Ever Given on its last call earlier in the year

 

[rockyroller]

A left - right bend would be better.

yeah like a water snake

 

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[Illaveago]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/24/huge-container-ship-blocks-suez-canal-evergreen

More than a few red faces on that ship just now.

There must be some sun cream in one of those containers .

 

[Julia9054]

Just spotted on Twitter. Falls off sofa laughing . . .

 

[MartinQ]

Extra tugs to help the seamen
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-56547383

 

[snorri]

Just spotted on Twitter. Falls off sofa laughing . . .

It's normal for random spectators to know exactly how to overcome any difficulty , but this operation seems to be attracting the attention of all forms of local officialdom.
Anyway it appears the apponted salvage company is on site now with one more powerful tug and a second on its way.
https://nltimes.nl/2021/03/28/dutch-tugboat-arrives-suez-canal-help-free-stranded-ever-given

 

[albal]

Tow it out? Using them lot waiting?

 

[T4tomo]

Apparently now refloated and traffic is moving again...

 

[Eziemnaik]

 

[winjim]

This was basically my data analysis lecture last week.

 

[postman]

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That would be better if the bike parts container was actually at the bottom.

 

[postman]

Where is someone like Fred Dibnah when you need one.

 

[MichaelW2]

One customer with a container onboard noted:

"The oak had been sent from France for reprocessing into veneered flooring in China, and was on its way back to a customer in Britain"

It is cheaper to send timber from France to China and back to UK than it is to process the wood into flooring locally.

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

I blame all those incompetent Johnny Foreigner types who haven't been dredging enough. If you skimp on your canal maintenance programme, this is the result!
Maybe good old Sleepy Joe can be woken up and persuaded to help out by dropping a couple of tactical nukes over there to help clear it out a bit? He's not been averse to a bit of foreign military intervention so far....