China News Service, March 30, reported that on the 29th, a heavy freighter that had been stranded in the Suez Canal for nearly a week finally got out of the water. The "main artery" of the world's important waterway also resumed navigation. The chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, Rabiet, said, By the morning of the 30th local time, 113 ships will be able to pass through the canal, working hard to solve the congestion problem within 4 days.

In addition, Mamish, the Egyptian President’s Seaport and Suez Canal Affairs Advisor, stated that the Egyptian side has the right to claim compensation from the Japanese shipowner who stranded the freighter.

Suez Canal crisis is over

Solve the congestion problem within 4 days

　　According to reports, the Egyptian Suez Canal Authority issued a statement on the 29th that the stranded heavy freighter had completely moved to the normal channel and left the stranded position.

On March 29, local time, the heavy cargo ship stranded in the Suez Canal had successfully floated, and the hull direction was obviously corrected.

The picture shows the hull of this 400-meter-long cargo ship has gradually been straightened.

　　According to the Egyptian Pyramid Online website, Usama Rabie, chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, told reporters on the evening of the 29th that by the morning of the 30th local time, as many as 113 ships will pass through the Suez Canal from north to south.

　　Rabie said that the Canal Authority will work day and night to try to resolve the traffic jam caused by the ship’s grounding within four days.

　　The ship stranded caused at least 369 ships to line up to pass through the canal.

He added that because the livestock needs to be replenished, the ships transporting the livestock have been given priority.

　　Rabiet also said that if the accident happened anywhere else, it would take "three months" to re-float such a large ship.

Stranded ship for technical inspection

Egypt will claim against the Japanese shipowner?

　　Rabiet also pointed out that the re-floating ship has been guided to the Great Bitter Lake for technical inspection and will not be allowed to sail until the investigation results come out.

　　Rabia also claimed that sandstorms were not the only cause of the ship stranding, but did not provide more details.

　　Rabie added that as a result of this incident, the daily loss of revenue for the Canal Authority amounted to US$12 to 14 million.

　　According to a report by the Independent Egyptian newspaper, Mamish, the Egyptian President’s Seaport and Suez Canal Affairs Advisor, stated that Egypt has the right to claim compensation from the owner of a heavy freighter that blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week.

The owner of the ship is the Japanese Masei Steamship Company.

　　In an interview, Mamish stated that the company should pay the Suez Canal Authority for any losses incurred during the stranding of the ship and the cost of towing the ship.

　　On March 23, a 400-meter-long heavy freighter flying the Panamanian flag ran aground on the new channel of the Suez Canal, causing congestion in the channel.

On the 29th, the cargo ship successfully escaped shallow and the channel resumed traffic.

　　The Suez Canal is located at the key point of the intercontinental zone of Europe, Asia, and Africa, connecting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.

The income from the canal is one of the main sources of Egyptian national fiscal revenue and foreign exchange reserves.