It is said that more than 150 ships are waiting to pass the Suez Canal.
The owner of the cargo ship, which has been blocking the Suez Canal since Tuesday, apologized for the disruption in world trade, but rescuers confirmed that the container ship can block the canal for the “week.”
Japanese company Shoei Kisen Kaisha has been working hard to resolve the situation but has proven to be extremely difficult.
Drager arrived Thursday and helped to excavate the 220,000 tonnes given to him so far after blocking the passages of other ships after not stagnating in the canal.
The boat was caught between wedges across the canal following a sandstorm, leading the company Boscaris, who took part in the rescue, and compared missions to free the whales on the beach.
It is said that more than 150 ships are waiting to pass through important maritime routes.
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The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean to the Red Sea, providing the shortest sea route from Asia to Europe, with about 12% of world trade passing through the canal.
“The safer the ship is, the longer the surgery will be,” Boscalis CEO Peter Berdowski told Dutch media. “It can take days to weeks. If you bring in all the equipment you need, it’s not round the corner.”
One other route is to go around the Cape of Hope at the southern tip of Africa, but you can add 14 days to your travel time.
Toshiaki Fujiwara, an employee of Shoei Kisen Kaisha, told Reuters that the ship has an insurance contract but is not entirely certain of the details or costs involved at this stage. “It’s just the beginning,” he said.
“All ports in Western Europe will feel this,” said Leon Willems, spokesman for Europe’s largest port of Rotterdam. “We hope that both businesses and consumers will be resolved soon. Once these ships arrive in Europe, there will inevitably be a long wait.”
