The Suez Canal being rendered effectively unusable to large shipping companies would have some significant knock-on effects for the shipping industry and global trade.
Cairo, Jun 4 (EFE).- Tugboats towed an oil tanker after it ran aground in Egypt’s Suez Canal and disrupted the marine traffic in the vital waterway for several hours on Sunday, official sources said. The Malta-flagged Seavigour, which is 274 meters long and 48.63 meters wide, had a mechanical malfunction on its way from Russia …
Cairo, May 25 (EFE).- Tugboats have freed a cargo ship after it briefly ran aground in Egypt’s Suez Canal in what was the latest in a series of similar incidents this year, the canal authority (SCA) said on Thursday. The Hong Kong-flagged Xin Hai Tong 23, which was coming from Saudi Arabia, got stuck early …