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Stuck Ship Is Refloated and Maneuvers Continue: Suez Update
CAIRO (Capital Markets in Africa) — The container ship stuck in the Suez Canal has been refloated, and its position moved about 80%, but maneuvers will continue this morning around high tide, the Canal Authority said.
It’s the first step to clearing the blockage in one of the world’s most important trade arteries.
“Today we will start our plan for all the ships to cross the canal, and it could take around one week to get all ships out of the Suez canal corridor,” Mohab Mamish, president’s adviser for the canal authority, told Bloomberg.
More than 450 ships have been stuck, waiting or en route to the canal. The backlog is one more strain for global supply chains already stretched by the pandemic as the canal is a conduit for about 12% of global trade. Some ships have already opted for the long and expensive trip around the southern tip of Africa instead of Suez.
Oil prices retreated, with West Texas Intermediate losing as much as 1.9%.
Source: Bloomberg Business News