An accident that has consequences for the global economy and the loss is already US$400 million per hour
The Suez Canal is considered by many to be the longest shortcut in history. As we know, a shortcut can mean a funny way for a lazy person to walk and save time and not get tired ...
But for the Suez Canal it is quite different, the passage is 193km long and connects the Mediterranean and Red seas. Since its creation, this "shortcut" has brought us several benefits and it is where hundreds of cargo ships pass that without it, one would have to bypass the African continent.
On March 23, the ship Ever Given ran aground on the Suez Canal and the causes of the accident have not yet been officially clarified. It is believed that the strong winds hindered the ship and the large amount of sand caused the stranding. Honestly, at this point I didn't want to be the captain who controlled the ship.
The loss is estimated at US$9,6 billion per day, there are endless lines of trucks waiting to be refueled to follow their routes. Without forgetting that there are also huge lines of ships waiting for something to be done to solve this immense problem.
Ever Given is a giant, about 400 meters long and weighs 200 thousand tons. Since the Suez Canal was created more than 100 years ago, it is quite possible that people at that time would not have imagined that today it would be possible for us to create giant ocean vessels.
As of this writing, about 27,000 cubic meters of sand have been removed. The sandstorm was so big that it caused the depth to be completely clogged with more sand.
Experts had only given two days for the problem to be resolved but we are already on the fifth day and the consequences of this delay are beginning to become noticeable. About 12% of global trade goes through this channel to get an idea of the size of the situation, the more than 300 ships on hold carry automobiles, live animals, food, oil and electronics.
We can even think about why ships that are waiting for a solution, could bypass Africa, but that besides demanding high costs, it would take a long time and without forgetting the risks that this trip would be because of pirates.
The United States has sent experts to help tow Ever Given, I hope this does not take longer than it is already taking because in addition to the problems we face in the world with pandemic economic crises, we will still have to worry even more about the increase in products that we consume.
May this giant problem be solved as soon as possible because many people in the world are depending exclusively on all the loads that ships have.
O Canal de Suez é considerado por muitos como o maior atalho da história. Como sabemos, um atalho pode significar de forma engraçada um caminho para que um preguiçoso possa percorrer e economizar tempo e que não se canse muito...
Mas para o Canal de Suez é bem diferente, a passagem possui 193km e liga os mares Mediterrâneo e o Vermelho. Desde sua criação esse "atalho" nos trouxe diversos benefícios e é onde passam centenas de navios cargueiros que sem ele, seria preciso contornar o continente africano.
No dia 23 de março, o navio Ever Given encalhou no Canal de Suez e as causas do acidente ainda não foram esclarecidas oficialmente. Acredita-se que os fortes ventos atrapalharam o navio e a grande quantidade de areia ocasionou o encalhamento. Sinceramente, neste momento eu não queria ser o capitão que controlava o navio.
Estima-se que o prejuízo é de US$ 9,6 bilhões por dia, existem filas intermináveis de caminhões aguardando serem abastecidos para seguirem suas rotas. Sem esquecer de que existem também filas enormes de navios esperando que alguma coisa seja feita para resolver esse imenso problema.
O Ever Given é gigante, cerca de 400 metros de comprimento e pesa 200 mil toneladas. Como o Canal de Suez foi criado há mais de 100 anos, é bem capaz de que as pessoas naquela época não imaginariam que hoje seria possível que nós pudéssemos criar embarcações oceânicas gigantes.
Até nesse momento em que estou escrevendo, já foram retirados cerca de 27 mil metros cúbicos de areia. A tempestade de areia foi tão grande que fez com que a profundidade tenha sido entupida completamente com mais areia.
Especialistas haviam dado apenas dois dias para que o problema pudesse ser resolvido mas já estamos no quinto dia e as consequências desse atraso começam a se tornar perceptíveis. Cerca de 12% do comércio global passa por esse canal para termos uma ideia do tamanho da situação, os mais de 300 navios em espera carregam automóveis, animais vivos, comida, petróleo e eletrônicos.
Podemos até pensar do porquê que os navios que estão esperando alguma solução, poderiam contornar África, mas isso além de exigir altos custos, levaria bastante tempo e sem esquecer dos riscos que seria essa viagem por causa de piratas.
Os Estados Unidos enviaram especialistas para ajudar a rebocar o Ever Given, espero que isso não demore mais do que já está demorando pois além dos problemas que enfrentamos no mundo com crises econômicas pandemia, ainda teremos que nos preocupar ainda mais com o aumento dos produtos que consumimos.
Que esse gigante problema seja resolvido o mais breve possível pois muitas pessoas no mundo estão dependendo exclusivamente de todas as cargas que os navios possuem.
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This is a mess. It's hard to believe the world is that dependent upon one small stretch of water but it obviously is. I agree with your assessment. I'm sure the original engineers had no concept of the size of vessel that would be traversing this stretch decades later. That said, you would think they would have started to understand the dangers inherent to these giant vessels and would have taken steps to prepare for it. It's absolutely insane this is still "stuck".
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It is true, with so much going on in the world and so many problems and this accident happens.
Fortunately for what I researched, the ship was towed and finally things can return to normal.
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I hope they solve it as soon as possible. Otherwise, there could even be an economic crisis for the companies that transport through there, and worse, that certain products people need to cope with the pandemic in those areas do not arrive.
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The worst thing is that they were already suffering losses, but fortunately today they managed to solve the problem.
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Thank goodness they were able to fix it quickly, it could have been pretty ugly if it wasn't fixed quickly.
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Yes it's true. Now everything is settled.
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I already read about it
It is the tragedy of the ship, its cargo is very large, and I think that they have now begun to unload some of them
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The important thing is that they have already managed to solve the problem and really, its size is sinister of great and I did not imagine that such an accident could happen.
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It definitely is a huge mess. I hope it gets resolved soon because we already have massive economic damage and this will only cause more of it. I hope they create safeguards so they don't have the same issue in the future. Maybe a few engineers needs to figure out how to redesign it.
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It's true, we already have too many problems in this world ...
But luckily I can tell you that the problems have been solved.
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this seems huge. this is the first time I am hearing about the Suez Canal and its importance to global trade. Hopefully, the issue is resolved soon enough.
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It's really huge, Ever Given is one of the largest ever built in the world. Fortunately they managed to tow it and the channel is now free.
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It's been hilarious to watch this... for the last few days.
I don't even understand why this has not happened before (thinking it might have been close actually but because it has never really gone this wrong, no one really cared to post about it).
Rest assured... from now it will!
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Right now things are back to normal over there. Fortunately they managed to get the ship out of the hole :)
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Its huge mess i hope it gets cleared soon
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It was really a huge mess both for the ships and for the trucks waiting for the goods. Fortunately, everything is back to normal.
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The economy is a very sensitive organism.
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I agree with you.
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What we see today as a tragedy may also mark the beginning of a new era in international trade as new, cheaper, simpler and more modern alternatives to transport cargo beyond the rusty, large and polluting ships are being considered.
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Yes, it is true and the pandemic sees us having other perspectives in relation to different areas of service. E-commerce has seen a large increase compared to sales in physical stores.
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Lol @ pirates
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bro i dont see much of you in noise...whats happening?
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I really haven't been there for a long time.
It is nothing serious but between choices I decided that Noise.Cash I would leave a little aside because it requires a dedication more than for me at the moment I can not contribute but I hope that one day I will return there. Thanks for the reminder.
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no problem...just step by to say good morning...you get tipped no matter what
It is true :)
Good idea my friend.
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