Experts explain the whole story of the container ship accident on the Suez Canal



On March 23, 2021 on the Suez Canal in Egypt, the container ship 'Ever Given' owned by Japanese shipping company Shoei Kisen and operated by Taiwanese shipping company Evergreen Marine ran aground. An accident occurred, and the traffic of many ships was blocked. John Scott-Railton, a researcher and shipping analyst at the Citizen Lab , a research institute at the University of Toronto, Canada, explains the incident, which has caused a great deal of confusion in marine transportation.

Scott Railton said on March 24, 'The Suez Canal is blocked. The giant container ship Ever Given has been stranded in the most troublesome way. It has been going on for hours. Everything in Egypt. It looks like the tugboat is pulling the ship, 'said Twitter.



Scott Railton responded to the question, 'What is the impact on shipping?' By citing a tweet from Natsouth, a news blog dealing with shipping cases. 'As the re-emergence of the mega-container'Evergiven'on the Suez Canal continues, the Mediterranean, Red Sea, and vessels waiting in the canal are congested in quick succession,' said Natsouth.



The photo of the accident site shows an excavator car, which is very small compared to a container ship, trying to excavate the riverbank and rescue the ship.



According to Scott Railton, the size of the container ship that ran ashore this time is 400 m in total length, 59 m in width , 219,079 tons in total tons, and 20,388 TEU in load capacity, which is one of the largest container ships in service. It is a ship of.



As of the 24th, the berth on the Suez Canal was full. In the image attached to the tweet, the part indicated by the red arrow is the berth for the waiting ship.



In recent years, due to the historical low price of crude oil, the phenomenon that 'it is cheaper to go around the African continent than to cross the Suez Canal' has occurred, but since the route around the African continent involves risks such as pirates, the Suez Canal Is still a shipping hub, Scott Railton points out. 'Since there is a historical anecdote that the staff of the canal needs to hold the Marlboro cigarette under their sleeves in order to pass through the Suez Canal smoothly, sailors nicknamed the Suez Canal as the' Marlboro Canal. ' He also showed off his bean knowledge, 'I'm calling.'



At 1:30 am local time in Egypt on the 24th (8:30 am on the same day Japan time), there was information that the screw of Ever Given moved and the ship moved slightly, but it ran aground. I didn't get out of.



It is said that the cause of Ever Given stranded was a power outage on the ship.



Crude oil prices have skyrocketed in response to the stagnation of logistics. Experts say 'the impact of the accident is temporary,' but Scott Railton expressed concern, saying 'if this closure continues ...'. According to Scott Railton, 10% of crude oil traded by sea and 9% of liquefied natural gas pass through the SUEED line, a pipeline in the Suez Canal and the Gulf of Suez.



As mentioned earlier, some African continental routes do not use the Suez Canal, but ships using this route will have to make a big turn. For example, if a tanker from Saudi Arabia goes to the United States without using the Suez Canal, it is estimated that the transportation distance will increase by about 2700 nautical miles (about 5000 km).



The bow of container ships such as Ever Given is equipped with a bulbous bow, which helps reduce wave resistance, and the follow-up photos show that the bow is stuck into the riverbank.



Work to take Ever Given off the reef is ongoing, but as of the 24th, there have been no reports that it has begun to move.



Scott Railton, who continues the live performance of the stranded ship, said, 'Ever Given followed an ominous trajectory before stranded,' rumors on the Internet that the route of Ever Given before stranded looks like a male genitalia. Is also taken up.

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