The Ever Given, containership blocking the Suez Canal, has been re-floated, and manoeuvres are set to be undertaken to fully restore the direction of vessel.
The Indian government has chalked out a four-point action plan to deal with the economic crisis caused by the blockage of the Suez Canal by Evergreen’s giant 400-metre long containership Ever Given.
The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has released video (above) of the ongoing salvage operation for the containership Ever Given blocking the key waterway between Asia and Europe.
Container lines are diverting a growing number of vessels via the Cape of Good Hope, and in some cases simply turning services around, as the Suez Canal remains blocked by the grounded Ever Given.
The queue of vessels waiting to transit the blocked Suez Canal grows as efforts to refloat Ever Given continue.
Stricken containership Ever Given’s size means salvors will need to work with ballast and cargo left onboard, according to a local consultant.