After six days of blocking the Suez Canal, where nearly a third of the goods transported in the world by sea pass, maritime traffic will take a few days to regain its normal rhythm.
It will take
"3.5 days"
to sell the 300 or so ships on hold, said Osama Rabie, chairman of the Suez Canal Authority.
It will take at least six days, the world's largest container shipping company, Maersk said Monday.
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The Swiss company MSC Switzerland explained on Saturday that the situation "would
lead to one of the biggest disruptions in world trade in recent years
".
When the canal reopens "
for the huge backlog of ships waiting at anchor, this will create an increase in arrivals in certain ports"
, fears Caroline Becquart, vice-president of MSC.
"
The risk of congestion is high
," confirms Erwan Madélenat, economist with credit insurer Coface.
Storage capacity
“We
will have to reschedule the stopovers.
But the ports will adapt to find solutions and
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