the four tankers allowed to dock at hodeidah are carrying fuel and gas for a small number of private this happens. the thuraya s supply accounts for what the public sector would use in less than ten days. reporter: of the four ships that have been released only thuraya is for public consumption but only covers 8% of the country s needs for the first quarter of 2021. reporter: that s barely enough to cover the needs of the country s health care sector, which is already facing the threat of near total collapse. there are more vessels still waiting for approval to enter this port. it s unclear if or when these ships will be allowed. the release of the four tankers comes as part of a saudi proposed peace initiative that is backed by the u.n. intending to end the conflict in yemen. it would see a ceasefire and
of yemen s needs, and now in the first quarter of 2021, we are receiving only 8% of what yemen would need under normal conditions. reporter: cnn has now independently verified that three of the four tankers that have been allowed to berth at hodeidah are carrying fuel and gas intended for a small number of private companies. the thuraya is the only ship carrying fuel for the public sector, but its supply accounts for what the public sector would use in less than ten days. translator: of the four ships that have been released, only thuraya is for public consumption. but it only covers 8% of the country s needs for the first quarter of 2021. reporter: that s barely enough to cover the needs of the country s health care sector, which is already facing the threat of near total collapse. there are more vessels still waiting for approval to enter this port. it s unclear if or when these
the early hours monday, adding momentum and jubilation to a nearly week-long effort. then trepidation as winds and currents swung the ship back slightly across the canal, finally coming unstuck not long after. the head of the suez canal authority welcomed the developments. translator: thank you. i say congratulations to egypt as we accomplished this mission successfully and in a short period. i thank you. reporter: a beast the size of a skyscraper the 400 meter long ship jammed one of the world s busiest waterways, stranding billions of dollars of cargo on more than 300 ships, including livestock, oil and even ikea furniture costing egypt $14 million every day in lost transit fees alone. dozens of vessels ended up diverting to the cape of good
fuel crisis. a cnn investigation earlier this month revealed that saudi war ships had been preventing oil tankers from docking at the port, including vessels approved by a u.n. clearance mechanism. as part of the saudis ongoing war against iran backed houthis who control the territory where the vast majority of yemenis live. reporter: we witnessed firsthand the impact on hospitals across the country, struggling to keep their generators going. translator: the amount of fuel released to the country in 2020 doesn t even represent 45% of yemen s needs and now in the first quarter of 2021 we are receiving only 8% of what yemen would need under normal conditions. reporter: cnn has independently verified three of
back to normal. there were fresh efforts yesterday to re float a giant container ship blocking the suez canal one of the world s busiest waterways. more than 300 ships are stuck on either side of the vessel, which became stranded on tuesday. our correspondent sally nabil reports. the operation to refloat the giant container ship blocking one of the world s busiest waterways, continues into the night in egypt s red sea. tug boats and dredgers have been operating here around the clock to try and dislodge this giant ship that has been blocking the suez canal for the past few days. we understand that huge amounts of sand have been removed to make room for the ship to move. congestion continues to pile up in this strategic waterway, and the longer this ship is stuck here, the more disruption there will be to global trade. a vast trafficjam continues to build, with more than 300 ships