Suez Canal says traffic in channel resumes after stranded ship refloated

Re:Suez Canal says traffic in channel resumes after stranded... by sandworm101 on Monday March 29, 2021 @10:17AM (#26621934)

Note that the egyptians were also planning for the "maybe weeks" scenerio. They were assembling the team for a litering operation (cranes etc) should the ship need to be partially unloaded. And a great many ships began to divert around africa, some of which may now be turning around. Certainly the shipping industry as a whole was headging against the "maybe weeks" option.

Not everyone on HN is a software nerd. More than a few here have worked in the shipping and logistics industries.

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Re:Suez Canal says traffic in channel resumes after stranded... by freeflight on Monday March 29, 2021 @10:26AM (#26622102)

> Note that the egyptians were also planning for the "maybe weeks" scenerio.

Which is the sensible thing to do in their position: Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

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Re:Suez Canal says traffic in channel resumes after stranded... by rini17 on Monday March 29, 2021 @10:28AM (#26622135)

The canal has a limited capacity, so the backlog may go on for few weeks anyway.

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Re:Suez Canal says traffic in channel resumes after stranded... by Clewza313 on Monday March 29, 2021 @10:53AM (#26622599)

They've said they expect to clear it in 3-4 days.

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