China News Service, March 31. According to a Reuters report, on the 30th local time, experts from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development said that it may take four days to clean up the ships blocked in the Suez Canal due to the stranded ship.
On March 29, local time, the heavy cargo ship stranded in the Suez Canal has been out of trouble, and the canal traffic will gradually resume.
Satellite pictures show a heavy cargo ship fully floating.
According to reports, Hoffman, an expert of the organization, stated at a press conference that day that it may take several months to completely clear the chain backlog caused by congestion in the port.
In addition, Rabie, chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, said earlier in the day that it is expected that the number of ships in the Suez Canal channel from early morning to midnight on the 30th is about 140 ships. He himself expressed that he hopes that the congestion can be cleared within 3 to 4 days. .
As of 6 am local time on the 30th, nearly 113 cargo ships have passed through the Suez Canal, which is in line with the plan previously announced by the authorities.
On the 23rd, a heavy cargo ship flying the Panamanian flag ran aground on the new channel of the Suez Canal, causing the canal to be blocked, and the number of ships waiting in line to pass reached more than 400 at one time.
After many days of rescue efforts, the cargo ship successfully floated off on the 29th.