Canale di Suez bloccato, all'opera anche team che recuperò la Costa Concordia

La compagnia Bsm di Singapore, che ha la gestione tecnica dell’imbarcazione, ha annunciato che la manovra non è andata a buon fine. Altri due rimorchi arriveranno il 28 marzo. Per disincagliare la nave cargo incastrata dal 23 marzo arriva anche Smit Salvage, società olandese che si occupò del recupero della Concordia dopo il naufragio al Giglio. Per il blocco si stima un danno di 9,6 miliardi di dollari al giorno: attraverso il canale transita il 12% del commercio mondiale

epa09095862 A handout photo made available by the Suez Canal Authority, shows the Ever Given container ship which ran agorund in the Suez Canal, Egypt, 25 March 2021. The Ever Given, a large container ship ran aground in the Suez Canal on 23 March, blocking passage of other ships and causing a traffic jam for cargo vessels. The head of the Suez Canal Authority announced on 25 March that 'the navigation through the Suez Canal is temporarily suspended' until the floatation of the Ever Given is completed. Its floatation is being carried out by eight large tugboats that are towing and pushing the grounding vessel. EPA/SUEZ CANAL AUTHORITY / HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

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Il canale di Suez è ancora bloccato dal gigantesco portacontainer "Ever Given" che si è incagliato quattro giorni fa, impedendo il transito delle altre navi, con pesanti ripercussioni sul flusso del commercio mondiale

Canale di Suez, nave portacontainer incagliata: la navigazione è momentaneamente sospesa

epa09095794 A handout photo made available by the Suez Canal Authority, shows the head of the Suez Canal Authority Lt. Gen. Ossama Rabei (L) assessing the situation near the Ever Given container ship and a tugboat, in the Suez Canal, Egypt, 25 March 2021. The Ever Given, a large container ship ran aground in the Suez Canal on 23 March, blocking passage of other ships and causing a traffic jam for cargo vessels. The head of the Suez Canal Authority announced on 25 March that "the navigation through the Suez Canal is temporarily suspended" until the floatation of the Ever Given is completed. Its floatation is being carried out by 8 large tugboats that are towing and pushing the grounding vessel. EPA/SUEZ CANAL AUTHORITY/HO EDITORIAL USE ONLY NO SALES HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

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Un nuovo tentativo per liberare la nave portacontainer è fallito, ha annunciato nel pomeriggio del 26 marzo la compagnia Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (Bsm) di Singapore, che ha la gestione tecnica della nave. Altri due rimorchi arriveranno il 28 marzo

epa09095768 A handout photo made available by the Suez Canal Authority, shows the Ever Given container ship which ran agorund in the Suez Canal, Egypt, 25 March 2021. the Ever Given, a large container ship ran aground in the Suez Canal on 23 March, blocking passage of other ships and causing a traffic jam for cargo vessels. The head of the Suez Canal Authority announced on 25 March that "the navigation through the Suez Canal is temporarily suspended" until the floatation of the Ever Given is completed. Its floatation is being carried out by 8 large tugboats that are towing and pushing the grounding vessel. EPA/SUEZ CANAL AUTHORITY/HO EDITORIAL USE ONLY NO SALES HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

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Le autorità della strategica via d'acqua stanno "diligentemente ed efficientemente impiegando tutte le loro risorse per mitigare l'attuale crisi", ha riferito la Leth Agencies, una società di fornitura di servizi per il canale

epa09095658 A handout photo made available by the Suez Canal Authority, shows ropes from an Egyptian tugboat pulling the Ever Green container ship in the Suez Canal, Egypt, 25 March 2021. The Ever Given, a large container ship ran aground in the Suez Canal on 23 March, blocking passage of other ships and causing a traffic jam for cargo vessels. The head of the Suez Canal Authority announced on 25 March that "the navigation through the Suez Canal is temporarily suspended" until the floatation of the Ever Given is completeted. Its floatation is being carried out by 8 large tugboats that are towing and pushing the grounding vessel. EPA/SSUEZ CANAL AUTHORITY/HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

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Per disincagliare la nave portacontainer è previsto anche l'arrivo della società olandese Smit Salvage, uno dei team che hanno partecipato al recupero della Costa Concordia dopo il naufragio davanti all'Isola del Giglio

epa09095819 A handout photo made available by the Suez Canal Authority, shows the Ever Given container ship (R) connected to a tugboat's rope used to help floatate it, in the Suez Canal, Egypt, 25 March 2021. The Ever Given, a large container ship ran aground in the Suez Canal on 23 March, blocking passage of other ships and causing a traffic jam for cargo vessels. The head of the Suez Canal Authority announced on 25 March that "the navigation through the Suez Canal is temporarily suspended" until the floatation of the Ever Given is completed. Its floatation is being carried out by 8 large tugboats that are towing and pushing the grounding vessel. EPA/SUEZ CANAL AUTHORITY/HO EDITORIAL USE ONLY NO SALES HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

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"È come se fosse una balena spiaggiata - ha detto Peter Berdowski, a capo del gruppo di lavoro arrivato in Egitto - non voglio speculare, ma possono volerci giorni, forse settimane"

epa09095734 A handout photo made available by the Suez Canal Authority, shows the Ever Given container ship (L) in the Suez Canal, Egypt, 25 March 2021. the Ever Given, a large container ship ran aground in the Suez Canal on 23 March, blocking passage of other ships and causing a traffic jam for cargo vessels. The head of the Suez Canal Authority announced on 25 March that "the navigation through the Suez Canal is temporarily suspended" until the floatation of the Ever Given is completed. Its floatation is being carried out by 8 large tugboats that are towing and pushing the grounding vessel. EPA/SUEZ CANAL AUTHORITY/HO EDITORIAL USE ONLY NO SALES HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

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Assieme alla Smit Salvage lavora anche una seconda squadra di soccorso, la società giapponese Nippon Salvage

Immagini diffuse su Whatsapp dall'Ufficio stampa del governo egiziano relative al blocco parziale del Canale di Suez causato da un mega-container che si è incagliato , una delle principali vie d'acqua del mondo.

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Il cargo di 400 metri di lunghezza si è insabbiato, mettendosi di traverso e ostruendo completamente il Canale, a causa di una tempesta

epa09095775 A handout photo made available by the Suez Canal Authority, shows officials and workers assessing the situation near the Ever Given container ship which ran agorund in the Suez Canal, Egypt, 25 March 2021. the Ever Given, a large container ship ran aground in the Suez Canal on 23 March, blocking passage of other ships and causing a traffic jam for cargo vessels. The head of the Suez Canal Authority announced on 25 March that "the navigation through the Suez Canal is temporarily suspended" until the floatation of the Ever Given is completed. Its floatation is being carried out by 8 large tugboats that are towing and pushing the grounding vessel. EPA/SUEZ CANAL AUTHORITY/HO EDITORIAL USE ONLY NO SALES HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

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Il presidente dell'Autorità del Canale di Suez, il tenente generale Osama Rabie, ieri sera ha compiuto un sopralluogo a bordo del Mashour, uno dei due battelli-draga impegnati nei "lavori di drenaggio" che "puntano ad asportare le sabbie che circondano la prua della nave"

A handout photo made available by Media for the Suez Canal Head Office shows Egypt's Suez Canal blocked by a large container ship in Cairo, Egypt, 24 March 2021. A large container ship registered in Panama ran aground in the Suez Canal on 23 March, blocking passage of other ships and causing a traffic jam for cargo vessels. ANSA/Media Suez Canal Head Office / H HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

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Lo scopo delle operazioni è quello di "arrivare a un livello d'acqua appropriato per farla galleggiare" e "che varia da 12 a 16 metri", ha fatto sapere l'Autorità del Canale

epa09092812 The Suez Canal is blocked by a large container ship in Cairo, Egypt, 24 March 2021 A large container ship registered in Panama ran aground in the Suez Canal on 23 March, blocking passage of other ships and causing a traffic jam for cargo vessels. EPA/STR

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Attraverso il canale di Suez transita circa il 12% del commercio mondiale e il 40% dell'import-export marittimo italiano

epa09095681 A handout photo made available by the Suez Canal Authority, shows the Ever Given container ship in the Suez Canal, Egypt, 25 March 2021. the Ever Given, a large container ship ran aground in the Suez Canal on 23 March, blocking passage of other ships and causing a traffic jam for cargo vessels. The head of the Suez Canal Authority announced on 25 March that "the navigation through the Suez Canal is temporarily suspended" until the floatation of the Ever Given is completed. Its floatation is being carried out by 8 large tugboats that are towing and pushing the grounding vessel. EPA/SUEZ CANAL AUTHORITY/HO EDITORIAL USE ONLY NO SALES HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

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Il canale di Suez è un passaggio cruciale per portare merci dall'Asia all'Europa e viceversa senza dove fare il periplo dell'Africa e allungare il tragitto di due settimane: vi transita circa il 30% dei container in giro per il mondo (quasi 19 mila navi l'anno scorso)