![]() "Traffic remains suspended with no new or projected changes. "Efforts to refloat the vessel have been conducted by the use of eight tugboats, without much progress," it said. The latest update from Leth Agencies said that Ever Given remained grounded and in same position as this morning. Several attempts to release the vessel using tugs have so far failed. Lloyd’s List Intelligence AIS tracking also confirms that Ever Given has not moved since it ran aground 151 km north in the Suez Canal at 0540 hrs GMT on Tuesday, turning sideways and causing a backup of nearly 100 other ships. Convoy and traffic will be back to normal within very short time as a soon as the vessel is towed to another position,” read the email, which was based on information given directly from the Suez Canal Authority early on Wednesday.Ī spokesman for BSM, however, described the reports as “inaccurate” and confirmed that the vessel has not moved. “We are still waiting confirmed information for the towing direction. THE SUEZ Canal remains closed following the grounding of a fully laden Evergreen-operated 20,000 teu containership on Tuesday, blocking traffic on one of the world’s most important waterways.ĭespite reports that the 2018-built, Panama-flagged Ever Given ( IMO: 9811000) had been partially refloated, the vessel’s technical managers BSM have confirmed that the vessel remains grounded.Īn email seen by Lloyd’s List and sent by the GAC Egypt SCT Coordinating Office to the China Shipowners’ Association this afternoon said that the vessel was partially refloated and currently alongside the Suez Canal bank side.
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