On March 23 the past. The large cargo ship Ever Given has run out of power. Until being blown by the wind and storm that ran across the Suez Canal (Suez), the largest shipping channel in the world
The BBC news agency reported that the damage could be as high as US $ 9.6 billion, or about 2.8 billion baht per day. Since the Suez Canal is an important trade channel between Europe and Asia. It accounts for 12% of the world trade volume.
Initially, many parties expected it would take two days to haul the boat out. But later it was reported by drilling and slope teams that it might have to wait until the day of Athit to wait for the tide to haul the boat. Because the canal is 250 meters wide, while the boat is 400 meters long.
As a result, many shipping companies began to consider sending ships to travel around Cape of Good Hope. South Africa It takes up to 10 days to navigate and uses more than 10 million baht per ship in order to avoid further damage to the world trade.
This has resulted in WTI and Brent crude oil prices rising + 6% on 25th as many crude oil vessels were unable to export. And causing the supply in the world to be scarce According to the latest data, there are more than 160 boats waiting at either end of the canals.
The Ever Given, operated by Taiwanese company Evergreen Marine, is one of the world’s largest container ships. It has four football fields with a maximum load capacity of 200,000 tons and can accommodate 2,000 containers.
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