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17 Jul 2018 / Suez Canal, Egypt

Canal cleared for convoys to resume

As per available information from the Suez Canal Authority, the 39,929 DWT bulk vessels that ran aground during its transit yesterday (16 July) was refloated in the evening and arrived at Great Bitter Lakes at 0630 hours this morning (17 July). As a result, the Canal was cleared and ready for convoys to resume their transits.

18 ships from yesterday’s southbound convoy that had been waiting at Great Bitter Lakes started resuming their transit at about 0700 hours local time. Only 11 ships from total of 29 ships in today’s convoy entered the Canal, while the rest are waiting at Port Said anchorage for SCA transit arrangements.

Only 6 ships from yesterday’s northbound convoy had entered the Canal after the grounded ship was cleared. These were waiting at Great Bitter Lakes. The remaining 12 ships from the convoy remained at Suez anchorages. About 25 ships registered on today’s northbound convoys are at Suez Anchorages awaiting SCA Transit arrangements

For further details and information about operations in the Suez Canal, contact GAC Egypt at [email protected]

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