The Egyptian Suez Canal Authority and a canal services company reported that a cargo ship that had run aground in the canal had been refloated. On Monday, the MV Glory reportedly ran aground near the city of Qantara in the province of Ismailia on the Suez Canal. According to the Norwegian shipping agency, canal tugs were able to refloat the ship. Osama Rabie, chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), told Al-Arabiya that the shipwreck will not disrupt trade via the canal.
Rabie corroborated the shipwreck as well. After the ship was refloated, Leth Agencies warned that there will be slight delays. A cause for the shipwreck was not immediately known by authorities. On Sunday, poor weather hit parts of Egypt, especially the northern governorates. The Associated Press analyzed satellite tracking data showing the MV Glory in a narrow section of the Suez Canal south of Port Said on the Mediterranean. It is not the first time a ship has gone aground in this vital canal; the MV Glory is only the most recent. An enormous cargo ship flying the Panamanian flag, the Ever Given, ran into a bank in March of 2021, closing the canal for six days. There were around 18,300 containers on board the 1,310-foot long (400-meter) ship. A fleet of salvage tugs successfully rescued the Ever Given. Global trade was delayed by $9 billion per day as a result of the congestion, and supply lines were already stressed because to the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic. More than 65,000 metric tons of grain from the Ukraine was posted on the Joint Coordination Center’s website in Istanbul. The corn was destined for China. On January 3rd, the MV Glory had an inspection by the Joint Coordination Center.
Workers from the United Nations, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, and Ukraine are all present at the center. Since its opening in 1869, the Suez Canal has been an essential conduit for petroleum, natural gas, and freight. One of Egypt’s primary sources of export revenue. The administration of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi finished a major enlargement of the canal in 2015, making it possible for the largest ships in the world to pass through. The total length of the MV Glory is 225 meters, or 738 feet.
