The president of Shoei Kisen, the owner of the container carrier Ever Given, which has been blocking Suez Canal, said he hopes the ship will detach tonight.
“We are removing sediment, with additional dredging tools,” Yukito Higaki told a news conference yesterday, with his comments published in the Japanese press today. He said he hoped to part with Ever Given “tomorrow (today, Saturday) night” (Japan time).
The company to which Ever Given has been divested has been more cautious, predicting “days, even weeks” for the restoration of navigation in the canal, where 10% of international maritime trade passes, according to experts.
As of Wednesday, the Egyptian Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has been trying to dismantle the boat, which weighs more than 220,000 tons and has a length of four football pitches, which ran aground in the southern part of the Canal, near the city of Suez. .
The incident happened on Tuesday, due to strong winds combined with a sandstorm, according to various sources, and has caused a huge congestion on the sea passage. According to Lloyd’s List, about 200 ships were stranded yesterday at both ends of the canal and in the waiting area in the middle of the canal, which has caused significant delays in deliveries of oil and other products, temporarily affecting the price of black gold on Wednesday.
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