Japanese company Shoei Kisen, who owns the ship stuck in the Suez Canal, apologized for “caused serious anxiety.” This is stated in a statement on the organization’s website.
In Shoei Kisen, they stated that they continue to do everything possible in order to relieve the ship from Melie, and find a solution to the situation. “We sincerely bring our apologies for causing serious concern to the courts that are planning to go swimming, and the courts that were in the Suez Channel at the time of the accident,” the message says.
Evergreen Evergreen Giant Ship in the southern part of the Suez Canal, which has no doubles. It followed from China in Rotterdam (Netherlands). It was previously reported that container ship accidentally deviated from the course due to a strong wind. The incident led to the collapse of the Suez Canal – the most important trading path, which includes cargo with oil and gas. More than 100 ships, in particular, tankers with Russian oil were included in the traffic jam. Against the background of traffic reports, the oil of the North European brand Brent has risen.
According to the calculations of the Bloomberg agency, the damage to the global economy from blocking the Suez Canal is 9.6 billion dollars a day. Such is the average cost of goods transported in both directions on the Suez Channel, which now turned out to be unavailable for ships. Currently, from 165 to 185 vessels are expected to go along the route.