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The Association of German Shipowners continues to hope for a quick end to the Suez Canal blockade.

The possibility, which has already been discussed, of partially unloading the 400-meter-long “Ever Given” lying across the canal and thus making it lighter, means a further delay from the point of view of the association.

"Valuable time should pass before a floating crane is on site that can unload the container from the water at a height of up to 60 meters," said VDR spokesman Christian Denso on Friday for the German press agency.

The fact that time is slowly becoming scarce for many recipients of the transported goods is an increasing problem - but it cannot be changed in the short term.

"It's not working.

The ships are simply stuck in traffic, ”said Denso.

To the best of his knowledge, some ships had already made the detour around the Cape of Good Hope.

But that probably only makes sense for freighters that have not already entered the Mediterranean or the Red Sea.

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Due to the blockade of the Suez Canal, the Hamburg shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has started to send the first ships on a detour around the Cape of Good Hope.

"The first ships are now being diverted," said a spokesman for the German press agency on Friday.

As a result, the trips were extended by around a week.

Five Hapag-Lloyd ships are stuck in the canal.

You couldn't go back or forth, said the spokesman.

The 400 meter long "Ever Given" has been blocking the Suez Canal since Tuesday.

The "Ever Given" has been blocking the Suez Canal, one of the most important waterways in the world, since Tuesday.

The container ship sailing under the Panamanian flag ran aground due to a sand storm.

The owner hopes to get the freighter free this weekend.