3 week agoThe MV Ever Given blocking Egypt's SuezCanal could be refloated as early as Sat, the vessel's Japanese owner, the president of Shoei Kisen, Yukito Higaki, said at a press conference in Japan on Friday, as the crisis has forced companies to reroute services around Africa
The number of victims of the collapse of an apartment building in Cairo has risen to 8, and 29 injured
The White House: We see the impact of the Suez Canal incident on energy markets
The US Navy in the Middle East expects to send an assessment team of dredging experts to the Suez Canal as soon as Saturday to advise authorities on the ground on options to try to free the stuck tanker Ever Given, according to two defense officials, @barbarastarrcnn reports
Shipping companies have contacted the US Navy about the potentially elevated threat of piracy to rerouted vessels after a container ship ran aground and could block the Suez Canal for weeks
Al-Sisi: I direct the concerned agencies to take the necessary measures after the Sohag incident and to provide adequate compensation to the families of the victims
Egyptian Railways Authority: Unidentified persons opened the emergency brakes on one of the trains, causing the Sohag accident
Egyptian Health Ministry: 32 were killed and 66 injured in the two trains collision in Sohag
At least 50 people were injured in a train collision in Sohag, south of Cairo
Egyptian medical source: Announcing the state of maximum preparedness in Sohag hospitals to receive the injured and the deaths
3 week agoPreliminary photos of a collision accident two trains in the governorate of Sohag, south of Egypt
Egyptian media: Two trains collided in the Tahta district in the Sohag governorate, southern Egypt
3 week agoIsraeli army soldiers thwarted a drug smuggling attempt on the Egyptian border this morning
Egypt's Suez Canal Authority Says Dredging Operations At The Bow Of Stranded Ship Are About 87% Complete
Notable that the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower is currently in the eastern Med during this latest 'Suez Crisis'
3 week agoSatellite imagery courtesy of @AirbusSpace from this morning of the EverGiven in the SuezCanal
El-Sisi: Egypt's position is firm on ending foreign interference and the exit of mercenaries from Libya
3 week agoProgress on the banks of the SuezCanal as the digging work continues. The earthwork aligns with what was observed in the Planet Labs imagery earlier today
3 week agoIsraeli army soldiers located an abandoned drug smuggler's vehicle on the Egyptian border this morning
President of the Libyan Presidency Council discussed in Cairo the unification of the Libyan military establishment
The Egyptian President affirms the necessity of seeking a binding legal agreement that regulates the filling and operation of the Renaissance Dam, far from any unilateral approach
3 week agoOil climbed as investors assessed the impact on global crude flows after a ship ran aground and blocked the Suez Canal
3 week agoSatellite Imagery courtesy of @planetlabs yesterday at 0835UTC appears to show the EVERGIVEN blocking the SuezCanal
3 week agoSuez Canal traffic jam - Evergreen Marine's "Ever Given" stuck in the canal above Port Said. 400m ship seems fully laden. @Samir_Madani @TankerTrackers reporting 10m barrels of Saudi, Russian, US and Omani crude parked. Oil up $1+ after recent selloff
3 week agoA Khan Yunis resident and member of ISIS, Amjad bin Wael al-Arawi, was recently killed by an Israeli drone in the Sinai, according to his family
Here's a video of the container ship backlog outside the Suez Canal after the MV Ever Given ran ground inside the canal
3 week agoPhoto from someone on the Maersk Denver behind them
3 week agoEver Given is still blocking SuezCanal
3 week agoAfter all day trying to refloat the mega container ship 'Ever Given', in the Suez Canal, there is a steady log jam of ships waiting in the Mediterranean & Red Sea and in the canal itself
3 week agoUltra Large Container Vessel EVER GIVEN ran aground in Suez Canal north of Suez, at around 0600 UTC Mar 23, shortly after entering Canal in northbound convoy. As of 1440 UTC Mar 23, the giant ship was still aground with tugs attempting to refloat her. Traffic reportedly, is blocked in both directions. EVER GIVEN is en route from Yantian China to Rotterdam.
