The Suez Canal Is Briefly Blocked Again After Another Ship The Affinity V Gets Stuck Suez Canal

On Wednesday, the 250m tanker Affinity V was bound for Saudi Arabia when it ran aground near the same spot in Egypt’s narrow southern canal where the container ship Ever Given caused a week of traffic disruption in March 2021, dominating global headlines and paralyzing supply chains. The Singapore-flagged ship’s condition raised alarm bells reminiscent of the kind of delays that forced Ever Given’s owners to pay more than $200 million in damages to the Suez Canal Authority. But this time tugs were able to bring the ship back within a few hours, the canal authority said, and navigation returned to normal in the canal. George Safwat, a spokesman for the Suez Canal Authority, told Egyptian government-affiliated Extra News satellite TV that the Affinity ran aground around 7:15 p.m. local time on Wednesday and was reinstalled five hours later, he said. Safwat said there was a problem with the boat’s steering systems that caused it to run aground. He said the ship sailed from Portugal and was on its way to Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea port of Yanbu. About 12% of world trade passes through the canal, which is the fastest route between Asia and Europe. According to ship tracking service TankerTrackers, the Aframax Affinity V tanker appeared to have lost control in the Suez Canal while heading south. “Temporarily blocked traffic and now heading south again but moving slowly with tugs,” TankerTrackers tweeted. Around 17:00 UTC today (2022-08-31), the tanker Aframax AFFINITY V (9645401) appeared to have lost control in the Suez Canal while heading south. It temporarily blocked traffic and is now back southbound, but moving slowly with the help of a tow truck. via @MarineTraffic pic.twitter.com/ECstNLPtbc — TankerTrackers.com, Inc. (@TankerTrackers) August 31, 2022 The ship is 252 meters long and 45 meters wide, making it smaller than the 400 meter long Ever Given, and has a registered tonnage of around 110,000. It was also thought to carry only about 40% of its total capacity – a factor that could make it easier to reset.

title: “The Suez Canal Is Briefly Blocked Again After Another Ship The Affinity V Gets Stuck Suez Canal Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-21” author: “Ben Bonds”

On Wednesday, the 250m tanker Affinity V was bound for Saudi Arabia when it ran aground near the same spot in Egypt’s narrow southern canal where the container ship Ever Given caused a week of traffic disruption in March 2021, dominating global headlines and paralyzing supply chains. The Singapore-flagged ship’s condition raised alarm bells reminiscent of the kind of delays that forced Ever Given’s owners to pay more than $200 million in damages to the Suez Canal Authority. But this time tugs were able to bring the ship back within a few hours, the canal authority said, and navigation returned to normal in the canal. George Safwat, a spokesman for the Suez Canal Authority, told Egyptian government-affiliated Extra News satellite TV that the Affinity ran aground around 7:15 p.m. local time on Wednesday and was reinstalled five hours later, he said. Safwat said there was a problem with the boat’s steering systems that caused it to run aground. He said the ship sailed from Portugal and was on its way to Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea port of Yanbu. About 12% of world trade passes through the canal, which is the fastest route between Asia and Europe. According to ship tracking service TankerTrackers, the Aframax Affinity V tanker appeared to have lost control in the Suez Canal while heading south. “Temporarily blocked traffic and now heading south again but moving slowly with tugs,” TankerTrackers tweeted. Around 17:00 UTC today (2022-08-31), the tanker Aframax AFFINITY V (9645401) appeared to have lost control in the Suez Canal while heading south. It temporarily blocked traffic and is now back southbound, but moving slowly with the help of a tow truck. via @MarineTraffic pic.twitter.com/ECstNLPtbc — TankerTrackers.com, Inc. (@TankerTrackers) August 31, 2022 The ship is 252 meters long and 45 meters wide, making it smaller than the 400 meter long Ever Given, and has a registered tonnage of around 110,000. It was also thought to carry only about 40% of its total capacity – a factor that could make it easier to reset.