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Ever Given aground in the Suez Canal

25 Mar, 2021

The container vessel Ever Given has run aground in the Suez Canal and is blocking the entire canal. The ship came from China with destination Rotterdam and was stuck due to a sudden strong wind. The vessel ran aground on Tuesday and a large number of ships in both south and north directions were quickly formed around the accident site. In order for the traffic to be able to pass the jammed vessel, an older, unused part of the canal was opened while tug boats try to free the more than 400 meters long ship. More than 50 ships pass through the Suez Canal daily, where about 12 percent of the world's trade volume passes.
Due to the accident, transports between Europe and Asia will be severely affected in the coming weeks. We have received indications that most of the departures will be delayed.

For those of you with shipments planned shortly, get in touch if you wish to look at alternatives such as air or rail.

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