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It is 400 m long and blocks part of international trade. Since Wednesday morning, theEver Given hinders the very strategic Suez Canal. Three days later, Friday March 26, the container ship weighing more than 22,000 tonnes, which was supposed to reach Rotterdam (Netherlands) from Asia, was still stranded on the sandy banks of the canal.

As towing operations continue, the incident has already resulted in massive congestion of ships and significant delays in deliveries of petroleum and other commercial products. The ship position data, provided to franceinfo by VesselsValue, a company specializing in maritime industry data, makes it possible to visualize the evolution of traffic until March 23 in the morning, when many ships find themselves stranded at the entrances. from the Suez Canal.

While dozens of ships wait around the canal, others have turned to the Cape of Good Hope, causing traffic to swell in this area. A detour of 6000 km which should increase the price of the trip and delivery times. In the meantime, the Tugs dispatched by the Suez Canal Authority are trying to free this giant from the seas, but the work could last several days, or even weeks.

L’Ever Given is very representative of the traffic in the Suez Canal. According to data from the Suez Canal Authority, in February 2020, container ships represented a quarter of the ships passing through this crossroads of world trade, and nearly half of the tonnage passing through the Suez Canal. .