Wonder what it costs to get a cargo ship unstuck?

[peakbagger]

Looks like they pulled it off. I saw one estimate that it was at least $12,00,000 bucks a day for every day the canal was shut down. Time magazine had numbers that were much higher, 69 million on the high end. I wonder how much a salvage firm get paid for a salvage like this considering the other option of emptying it out and trying to refloat it would have taken weeks.? No doubt the lawsuits start piling up quick

 

[begreen]

The cost of unblocking is trivial as compared to the cost of the blockage. There are hundreds of ships waiting to get through. I hope they allow the ships with live animals on them to go through first.

 

[clancey]

I hope they at least gave them water and food...hope they carried some extra for them...so sad if not so...clancey

 

[brenndatomu]

Wonder if they had AAA

 

[stoveliker]

Wonder if they had AAA

No need for a membership. Just have a big ship and call the Dutch for these kinds of problems and you'll get helped.

Unfortunately those companies do not get paid a fraction of the $$ value that is being delayed (by those suffering from the delay)...

 

[ABMax24]

The figure I seen was $400 million worth of goods per hour transits the Suez Canal, that's more money than I can count, but I'd sure love to try.

 

[stoveliker]

Yes, about two ships per hour, and average about $200 000 000 per ship (like this one). Insane to think about...

 

[MoDoug]

Talking about livestock on board the ships.. caution, this is a disturbing read, and obviously something that needs a lot more regulation.

Suez Canal jam highlights transport of live animals

The blockage of the Suez Canal has cast a light on a very delicate kind of cargo: The millions of livestock shipped each year in conditions denounced by animal rights groups.

www.rte.ie

 

[mellow]

Speaking of the Ever Given, the crew is still stuck on it and might be for a while: https://jalopnik.com/crew-of-ever-given-really-dont-want-to-spend-years-stuc-1846730643

 

[begreen]

Speaking of the Ever Given, the crew is still stuck on it and might be for a while: https://jalopnik.com/crew-of-ever-given-really-dont-want-to-spend-years-stuc-1846730643

Due to Covid-19 this is true for merchant marines around the world.