Many companies have to take around the southern tip of Africa currently for trade purposes, but as of today a ray of hope has emerged that the mega-ship taking over Egypts Suez Canal could be taken care of within days
The president of Shoei Kisen — the Japanese company to which the giant container vessel belongs — stated it could be taken away from the canal bed
He said: “The ship is not taking water. There is no problem with its rudders and propellers. Once it refloats, it should be able to operate,” Higaki said, according to the Asahi Shimbun.
The company aims to free the ship “tomorrow night Japan time”, he added
“We are continuing work to remove sediment as of now, with additional dredging tools.”
“With the ships we’ll have in place by then, the earth we’ve managed to dredge, and the high tide, let’s hope that’ll be enough to budge the ship at the start of next week,”
“We are already in the process of installing a crane on land. That will allow us to eventually remove all the containers from the foredeck, which could involve hundreds of containers.”
