Suez Canal traffic resumes

Vessel traffic has restarted in the Suez Canal, after the containership Ever Given was successfully dislodged from the bank where it had run aground on 23 March, and escorted to the Great Bitter Lake.

Vesseltracker shows that the first of the convoy of ships that had been waiting in the Great Bitter Lake, midway through the canal, to transit southbound, are underway towards the southern channel in which the Ever Given was stuck.

Shipping agent Leth Agencies said that this will be followed by 30 vessels transiting through the canal southbound from the Port Said anchorage, with further movements still to be announced. Vessel tracking service Fleetmon shows a number of vessels entering the north end of the canal from the Port Said anchorage.

The six day blockage has left a significant backlog of ships waiting to transit the canal. Leth Agencies said that 367 ships were waiting to transit the canal early today. A source at another shipping agent, Clarkson Shipping Agency, estimated that this backlog will take five-seven days to clear.

The list of ships waiting to transit the canal, or approaching from the north or south side, includes 36 dirty tankers and 26 clean tankers, according to Argus data ( see table ).

By Will Collins

Tankers awaiting Suez passage Market Vessel Vessel Class Status Cargo Direction Anchorage Origin clean Energy Centurion LR1 laden alkylate Northbound Suez Sikka clean Nautical Deborah LR1 laden jet/kero Northbound Suez Sikka clean Al Soor Ii LR1 laden Diesel/gasoil Northbound Suez Mina Abdulla clean Pacific Debbie LR1 laden Diesel/gasoil Northbound Suez Jubail clean STI Precision LR1 laden Gasoline Northbound Approaching Sikka clean Talara LR1 laden jet/kero Northbound Approaching Vadinar clean STI Precision LR1 laden Gasoline Northbound Approaching Sikka clean STI Broadway LR2 laden Diesel/gasoil Northbound Suez Yanbu clean Pacific A Dorodchi LR2 laden naphtha/diesel/gasoil Northbound Suez Sohar clean Torm Hermia LR2 laden ULSD Northbound Suez Yanbu clean STI Rose LR2 laden ULSD Northbound Approaching Sohar clean STI Oxford LR2 laden Gasoil Northbound Approaching Yanbu clean Alpins Aqualina LR2 laden Jet/ULSD Northbound Approaching Jebel Dhanna clean Atalanta T MR laden jet/kero Northbound Suez New Mangalore clean Minerva Rita MR laden Gasoil Northbound Suez Yanbu clean Gladys W MR laden Biodiesel Northbound Suez Mumbai clean Navig8 Success MR laden Gasoil Northbound Suez Ras Laffan clean TRF Bergen MR laden Biodiesel Northbound Approaching Yanbu clean Eco Van Nuys MR laden Biodiesel Northbound Approaching Pasir Gudang, MY clean Bowfin LR1 laden naphtha Southbound Port Said Tuapse clean Hafnia Shanghai LR1 laden Naphtha Southbound Port Said Malta STS clean Torm Sofia LR1 laden Naphtha Southbound Port Said Tuapse clean Spetses Lady LR2 laden naphtha Southbound Port Said Novorossiysk clean STI Guard LR2 laden Naphtha Southbound Approaching Skikda clean NCC Sama MR laden Other Clean products Southbound Port Said Lavera clean Maersk Maru MR laden Diesel/gasoil Southbound Port Said Rotterdam dirty Myrtos Aframax ballast Northbound Suez Sikka dirty Glifa Aframax ballast Northbound Suez Onsan dirty Seliger Aframax ballast Northbound Suez Paradip dirty Seaways Yosemite Aframax ballast Northbound Suez Sriracha dirty Aqualegend Aframax laden fuel oil Northbound Suez Jubail dirty Sea Beech Aframax laden Crude Northbound Suez Yemen dirty Maersk Aegean Handysize laden fuel oil Northbound Suez Fujairah dirty Aliakmon Panamax ballast Northbound Suez Suez STS dirty Maran Cassiopeia Suezmax ballast Northbound Suez Fujairah dirty Seadancer Suezmax ballast Northbound Suez New Mangalore dirty Nissos Sifnos Suezmax ballast Northbound Suez Tianjin dirty Militos Suezmax ballast Northbound Approaching Tianjin dirty Minerva Georgia Suezmax ballast Northbound Approaching Tianjin dirty Donat Suezmax ballast Northbound Approaching Kochi dirty Ithaki Warrior Suezmax laden crude Northbound Suez Ras Tanura dirty Elandra Falcon Suezmax laden crude Northbound Suez Basrah Oil Terminal dirty New Discovery Suezmax laden crude (58.2kt) Northbound Suez Unclear dirty Fairway Suezmax laden Crude Northbound Approaching Juaymah Terminal dirty Kriti Vigor Suezmax laden Crude Northbound Approaching Basrah Oil Terminal dirty Delta Hellas Suezmax laden Crude Northbound Approaching Basrah Oil Terminal dirty Jag Leela Aframax laden fuel oil Southbound Port Said USG dirty Minerva Zenobia Aframax laden fuel oil Southbound Port Said Rotterdam dirty MT Leo Aframax laden Crude Southbound Port Said Libya dirty Green Warrior Aframax laden Crude Southbound Approaching Novorossiysk dirty Emerald MR laden fuel oil Southbound Great Bitter Lake Novorossiysk dirty Almi Odyssey Suezmax laden fuel oil Southbound Port Said Rotterdam dirty Maran Hercules Suezmax laden crude Southbound Port Said Libya dirty Nordic Cygnus Suezmax laden crude Southbound Port Said CPC dirty Sonangol Rangel Suezmax laden crude Southbound Port Said CPC dirty Kasos Suezmax laden Crude Southbound Port Said Libya dirty Violando Suezmax laden Crude Southbound Port Said Novorossiysk dirty Tilos I Suezmax laden crude Southbound Port Said Libya dirty Front Shanghai Suezmax laden Crude Southbound Port Said Southtex Lightering dirty Christina Suezmax laden Crude Southbound Port Said Ceyhan dirty Apache Suezmax laden Crude Southbound Port Said Mexico dirty Tahiti Suezmax laden Crude Southbound Approaching Zueitina, Libya Argus/Vortexa

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