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impedance problem in suez canal
floobydust:
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Cape of Good Hope actually. That's another 8.5 days (assuming that you're not already stuck in the jam), so yes, it seems a reasonable risk - especially when you consider how long it's going to take to clear the backlog!
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Fixed. I think the new route times are longer? I was reading around 10 days additional, plus port backlog time. This is especially terrible for European trade.
daqq:
LaserSteve:
The users of the marine forumn i read are calling for Tugs with a minimum of 200 Tons Bollard Pull. Evidenty those do not grow on trees in the area. They are also calling for a rock cutting dredge to open out the canal bottom, besides moving the sand. They feel the ideal solution will be hydraulic chain pullers installed on land. So the problem is a logistics issue.
Steve
Gyro:
It sounds as if they can move the stern by about 30 degrees but there's a big mass of rock under the bow - probably not were you want it and pretty hard to move with the weight of a container ship on to of it! It's probably acting as a very high wear single use bearing as the shift the stern from side to side too. :scared:
Prepare to lighten ship!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-56547383
Alex Eisenhut:
Just flood the Suez with hydrogen peroxide, the increased density should make the boat float higher, no? Seems simple enough, I'll head to the pharmacy and start buying some...
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