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So this huge vessel with its towering load of containers still looms over the egyptian desert, paralysing a key artery in the network of global trade. so, what can be done? well, having another go with the tug boats while digging out the bank to free the bow, or using dredgers to clear away sand from under the ship to deepen the canal. that has now started. but if that doesnt do the job, the next and most extreme option is to remove some containers to lighten the load, in the hope that the ship ...

>> reporter: roughly 30% of all global container volume transmits daily through the 120-mile waterway carrying vital fuel and cargo. incoming ships will now be made to anchor in waiting areas in the red sea and mediterranean. more than 20 00 vessels are bacd up in either direction with more than 100 en route over the weekend. their only alternative is to divert around the southern tip of africa, adding about a week to the journey. japanese shipping companying who own the "ever given" told cnn th...

The coronavirus pandemic has been especially hard on seafarers. there are people on ships that have not seen their families that are stranded on ship -- not this particular ship -- but are stranded on ships for a year. thats because the seafarers, the seamen could not disembark because of the coronavirus pandemic. this kind of delay adds to the so-called problem, the crew changes, because all these ships have to wait longer. i know ive been talking with a greek tanker which is stranded not very ...

Divert around the southern tip of africa adding about a week to the journey. japanese shipping companies who own the ever given told cnn they are bracing fa lawsuits but insist their priorities right now is refloating the ship possibly as early as saturday. time is of the essence as data from the shipping expert lloyds list suggests nearly $10 billion worth of goods is disrupted every day, raising the question -- who will bear the cost? ben wedeman, cnn, cairo. >> so will this affect you and the...

We understand that huge amounts of sand have been removed to make room for the ship to move. congestion continues to pile up in this strategic waterway, and the longer this ship is stuck here, the more disruption there will be to global trade. a vast trafficjam continues to build, with more than 300 ships stuck on either side of the vessel, which is holding up £7 billion worth of goods each day. strong wind had been given as the reason for the grounding of the ever given, but today officials su...

A new electoral law passed by republicans in georgia as an assault on voting rights. fresh attempts to refloat the ship blocking the suez canal have ended in failure. the vessel, the mv ever given, has been wedged across the canal since wednesday, causing major congestion and costly delays in the delivery of goods and oil. 0ur science editor david shukman has been looking at what needs to be done to get the ship moving again. how on earth do you try to budge something that weighs 200,000 tonnes?...

Todays top news stories. richard? >> rev, a very good saturday to you. stories were working on this hour for you, there are now more than 30 million coronavirus cases in the united states and over 551,000 fatalities. president biden this week announced his new coal to have 200 million shots in arms by his 100th day in office. miami beach, florida, officials imposing an 8:00 p.m. curfew for restaurants and bars to deal with spring break partiers. public health officials are concerned about the ...

More than 200 vessels are backed up in either direction with more than 100 en route over the weekend. their only alternative is to travel around the southern tip of africa, adding a week to their journey. the company who owns "evergiven" say theyre bracing for lawsuits, but their focus right now is refloating the ship possibly as early as saturday. and, of course, they say time is money, and when it comes to this crisis in the suez, were talking about 4$400 million worh of cargo that normally pa...

The u.s. military is offering to help egyptian officials dislodge that giant traffic jam on the suez canal right now. its been there since tuesday keeping dozens of other shops from entering the canal, which is one of the worlds most important waterways. raf sanchez joins us from cairo. they say today is a critical day for all of this. they hope the tide may be with them and hopefully move that

A similar sized vessel also ran aground in sand and they successfully refloated her after excavating and with the support of tugs. it took six days. whats extraordinary is how one ship can cause such a massive trafficjam. more than 230 vessels are now stuck and all this reveals how much depends on this vital link. about £7 billion worth of goods travel through it every day and in all it carries something like 12% of global trade, and all that hinges on getting one ship moving again. and as the ...