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A cargo vessel ran aground in the Suez Canal on Sunday, but traffic through the global waterway was not impacted, Egyptian authorities said. The Liberia-flagged MSC Istanbul, heading to Portugal from Malaysia, got stuck in a two-lane part of the Suez Canal, said Adm. Ossama Rabei, head of the Suez Canal Authority. He added that tugboats were deployed to help refloat the vessel. Despite the MSC Istanbul's situation, convoys were transiting through the waterway without any problems, Rabei said, without elaborating on what had caused the ship to run aground. The Suez Canal allows for passage of two convoys of vessels a day in both directions. The incident was the latest case of a vessel getting stuck in the key global waterway. A tanker transporting liquefied natural gas broke down in the Suez Canal last month, also without impacting traffic in the canal. In January, a cargo ship carrying corn went aground before being refloated; after a while, traffic through the waterway was ...
The Suez Canal Authority said Monday that a cargo ship that went aground in the Egyptian waterway has been refloated Canal services firm Leth Agencies said the vessel, MV Glory, ran aground near the city of Qantara, in the Suez Canal province of Ismailia. The firm said three canal tugboats had been working to refloat the vessel. Officials had no details on what caused the vessel to run aground. Parts of Egypt, including its northern provinces, experienced a wave of bad weather Sunday. A cargo vessel ran aground in Egypt's Suez Canal on Monday, a canal services firm said. It wasn't immediately clear whether canal traffic was affected. Leth Agencies said the vessel, MV Glory, ran aground near the city of Qantara, in the Suez Canal province of Ismailia. The firm said three canal tugboats were trying to refloat the vessel. Officials had no details on what caused the vessel to run aground. Parts of Egypt, including its northern provinces, experienced a wave of bad weather Sunday. S
A cargo vessel ran aground in Egypt's Suez Canal on Monday, a canal service firm said. Leth Agencies said the vessel, MV Glory, ran aground near the city of Qantara, in the Suez Canal province of Ismailia. The firm said canal rigs are currently trying to refloat the vessel. A spokesman for the Suez Canal Authority did not respond to calls seeking comment.
Egypt said on Saturday that it will increase transit fees for vessels, including oil-laden tankers, passing through Suez Canal, one of the world's most crucial waterways. The Suez Canal Authority said in a statement on Saturday that it will add 15% to the fees for tankers carrying oil and petroleum products, and 10% for dry bulk carriers and cruise ships. The authority's chief, Osama Rabie, said the hikes, which will take effect on Jan. 1, are inevitable and a necessity. He blamed booming global inflation rates, which have increased the cost of the waterway's operations, maintenance, and maritime services. About 10% of global trade, including 7% of the world's oil, flows through the Suez Canal, a major source of foreign currency to Egypt, the most Arab populous country with over 103 million people. Egypt has faced towering economic challenges and is running low on foreign currency needed to buy essentials such as grain and fuel. Authorities said 20,649 vessels passed through the c