Watching stuck cargo ship Ever Given on vesselfinder.com, blocking the Suez Canal.

[Towlie]

Tracking Ever Given on vesselfinder.com



It currently appears to be surrounded by seven tugs, and has been that way now for several hours. When it moves you should see it immediately on the vesselfinder.com website.

[elleng]

1. Thanks, let us know.

Wasn't someone trying to dig out something at the Bow end?

[mitch96]

35. The BBC had pic's of the container ship with the bow firmly into the sand.

The Suez has 12% of the world trade so this is gonna hurt a bit.. Mostly Yurp...
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[littlemissmartypants]

2. Terrible. That's going to mess with lots of commerce.

A quick zoom back makes for an astounding image.

[Percy]

5. It really does!

Thanks for suggesting it -- it's shocking actually how many ships are out there.

[VarryOn]

6. The US supply chain is quite clogged as it is...

This type of situation doesn't help. I'm in the biz, and most people have no idea how bad things are, especially with railroads and trucking companies. Railroads are really short on labor and can barely handle the volume. We're in March, and current volumes are at peak ((Oct-Dec)) volumes. TheNorthAmerican supply chain is stressed.

[MissB]

8. I think folks are becoming more aware.

I’ve known for a couple of months, as I wait for some imported goods that are stuck in a west coast port. It’s no big deal for me- some garden beds from Australia- but it’s a bit frustrating for the seller that keeps reassuring his customers (like me) that we will get our goods...eventually.

[VarryOn]

9. I've been on Teams meetings with two major railroads this week...

Regarding their poor service, and both are saying they cannot get enough hires....particularly in Chicago. A Canadian railroad advised customers today that in the West that customers should expect extraordinary delays. A lot of freight is needing moved in North America, and it can't be moved. Just notice gaps in the shelves of your local grocery store, Walmart, or Target. It's not dire yet, but certainly not good.

[elleng]

11. Interesting.

UP and BNSF?

[VarryOn]

30. No, a Canadian railroad that comes well south of the the US/Can border and...

one of the Eastern Rails. But, BNSF and UP have had their own issues of late. Any railroad coming into Chicago is stuggling with its terminals there, and not being able to hire enough people is a large reason. They're good-paying jobs, but it takes time to train. They may have to up the wages.

Six months ago, it was COVID impacting operations. Now, it's not so much. Except CN made an announcement on Monday they had significant employees out due to COVID in the prairies, and that it would impact operations. That will have ripple effects all over the network.

The rail network just cant seem to catch a break these days! And it needs one.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

48. There will be ripple effects from covid, and covid denial, for a while.

[Hortensis]

13. Thanks for the info, VarryOn. Would love to hear more on these issues

in general whenever you feel it'd be good for people to have a better understanding. Or any understanding at all.

[VarryOn]

32. The North American rail network, right now, is working at peak seaon (Oct-Dec) levels....

Inventories are down, and freight is trying to get to warehouses and shelves. Anecdotally, I'v heard of a couple major shippers (both whose products you likely use) coming to my company's Pricing Department volutarily offering > 10% rate increases over the next six months just so they can ensure they have capacity to move their freight.

This morning's report shows that three of the 'Big Four' railroads have either 'shut the gate' (can't bring in loads) at Southern Cal and Chicago, or they have "restricted' (limited amount that may come in) volume depending on wherer it's headed. These actions used to be very rare, but not so, since about January.

There is an incredible amount of freight trying to move in North America right now. The network is still trying to recover from February's winter weather. And BNSF has had a couple derailments lately, impacting main lines.

And Saturday night Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern announced they plan to merge, with CP becoming the successor. Railroad mergers always cause the other railroads to start wargaming. No doubt, there will be other chips to fall at some point.

[Hortensis]

34. Wonder if all this will spark interest in...logistics and other careers,

don't even know their names. I just pulled up maps of the merging RRs and Union Pacific and CSX. Can't begin to imagine all it suggests, but it's easy to see that a merger linking Canadian rail through the Central US into Mexico could reconfigure the business map for all of them.

Fortunately for us, we're getting old, already built our house, overfilled it with accumulations, are losing our eyesight so furniture etc always looks nice, only buy new electronics when our kids insist anyway. Just need to make sure we're stocked up on medications.

See the poor Ever Given's still there.

[VarryOn]

38. I think the CP KCS merger will be good...

It makes sense for their two networks to link up since there's hardly any overlap. That likely wouldnt have been possible if Biden hadnt killed the pipeline. Now, it can go by rail down to the Gulf and probably employ more people.

[Hortensis]

39. I noticed the lack of overlap, more like connecting train cars. :)

Hadn't considered getting Canadian oil to the gulf, but would that be less expensive because of the merger?

[VarryOn]

42. There's likely more efficiencies to be gained...

Might reduce the cost some. I’d be more concerned on potential impacts. Trains do occasionally leave the tracks! Hopefully both railroads have kept up their infrastructure.

[Hortensis]

46. Yes, that did come to mind also... :)

[Treefrog]

31. Why can't they hire enough people? Surely people need work?

[phylny]

33. Many people cannot pass drug screening.

[Treefrog]

36. Well, that's kind of scary that people need drugs more than work.

During my younger days, I enjoyed marijuana, but never would use if I knew I was going to be drug tested. It’s wonderful to no longer worry about that lol.

[Hortensis]

14. That is interesting, thanks, including the multi-continent view

with max zoom out; dragging it to see the Pacific adds in a bunch of fishing vessels.

Traffic piling up at Suez. A ship captain friend is one of those darts in the eastern Med. First time I wished I knew the name of the current one he's in charge of, another container ship.

Thanks, Towlie, also.

[littlemissmartypants]

17. They are incredible behemoths, aren't they?

[GP6971]

3. More info here...

https://gcaptain.com/grounded-mega-ship-blocking-suez-canal-in-both-directions/

[CoopersDad]

4. Sure looks like they may have overstacked those containers

Can't even see the bridge or control tower.

Link to tweet

https://www.instagram.com/p/CMxEKHanW62/

[drray23]

7. This is standard for all container ships.nt.

[DallasNE]

10. What Kind Of Cargo Does It Have

And could some of the cargo be loaded on an empty ship so the ship would displace less water and float out of danger. The tugs would still be needed to position the ship so it could sail out of danger.

[elleng]

12. How could anything be off-loaded there, now?

[littlemissmartypants]

18. Actually that is one of the solutions being discussed. Though I agree, it won't be easy. ❤

[Ace Rothstein]

28. Helicopter?

That's the only thing I can see working.

[taxi]

41. Yeah, one container at a time

For safety they wouldn't be able to stack with a helicopter, no less load them on another vessel. They're going to need quite a large lot for that many. I imagine that divers will have to check the hull for damages; the greater any damage the fewer containers remaining onboard.

ETA- another potential problem is the water quality in the lock. If the water is fouled by discharge from bilges, the ship's collective holding tanks, oils or other contaminants then the lock cannot be opened without a spill cleanup.

[taxi]

52. Well! Lookie here:

Bloomberg (today)

Helicopter Shipping Container Lightering
Another option mooted for this lightering process was to deploy powerful helicopters that could take off the boxes — each one potentially holding up to 22 tons of cargo. They would be hugely expensive, costing an upfront fee and an hourly rate that can get up to $20,000, according to Joseph Farrell III, director of business development at Resolve Marine, a company that offers salvage services. He declined to comment about Ever Given specifically.

Air lifting could only be performed by a special type of aircraft called sky-crane helicopters that are able to haul loads of 25,000 pounds (about 12.5 tons), according to Nick Sloane, the salvage master responsible for re-floating the Costa Concordia, which capsized off Italy in 2012.

“It is concerning that they haven’t gotten her out yet,” said Alan Murphy, CEO of Sea-Intelligence. “If there’s news that the hull has been breached, or they need to evacuate the boxes to get her free, then it’s a big-time problem.”

https://gcaptain.com/smit-start-suez-box-removal/

[Ace Rothstein]

53. That price tag. Ouch!

[taxi]

55. My math isn't so good... $20,000 / hour

If they worked through lunch and can do 2 containers an hour...
A million a week per shift offloads 20, times a thousand shifts... yea, ouch!

[DallasNE]

47. Um, It Looks Like I Was Right

A crane ship is exactly what I had in mind. That big I was guessing it had to be a container ship. I did miss on tugging it out at high .tide

[monkeyman1]

15. just looked up & under way according to vesslfinders site

[littlemissmartypants]

16. I just checked and she's still stuck. Do you have a link? eom

[monkeyman1]

19. ya , have to back & check-hang loose a few

[littlemissmartypants]

20. OK, thanks! I'm obsessed with it now...

[Ms. Toad]

24. Still stuck.

The summary informaiton says "underway" at 0 knots. Still hanging out at about a 45 degree angle from the direction it needs to be in order to move.

[littlemissmartypants]

25. Wow, not looking good at all! ❤

[monkeyman1]

21. ever given -------- vesselfinder.com

[littlemissmartypants]

23. ❤ nt

[Towlie]

45. It has always showed "under way" even while it was stuck. I think that just means not in port.

 
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[monkeyman1]

22. find it ?

[Demovictory9]

26. picture of the Evergreen

Link to tweet

[tanyev]

27. Ever Grounded.

[Goodheart]

29. Oh, ffs

Just build another canal already.

[Takket]

37. Have they tried turning the canal off and turning it back on?

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

40. Austin Powers couldn't have piloted that ship any worse...

[Towlie]

43. Don't worry, they're sending out a guy in a rowboat to pull the ship loose.

 
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[VGNonly]

44. 1312' long

about a quarter of a mile.

Other comparisons-
Longest tanker ever (Seawise Giant) 1503'.
Longest aircraft carrier (The Enterprise) 1120'.
The Titanic 882'.
The Edmund Fitzgerald 729'.

[GoneOffShore]

49. I heard that they're going to change the name to the McConnell

Because it's blocking everything.

[RussBLib]

50. why do people keep calling it "Evergiven"?

when the words "EVERGREEN" are printed in HUGE letters on the side?

This is about the 50th time I have seen that.

[Towlie]

51. Some of the other ships owned by Evergreen include "Ever Goods", "Ever Gaining", and Ever Giant".

 
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The name of the ship blocking the Suez Canal is the 'Ever Given,' not the 'Evergreen'

The large "EVERGREEN" painted on the side of the vessel, however, has led many to mistakenly believe that's the name of the watercraft. The true name of the enormous container ship is the "Ever Given," and here's why:

The ship is owned by the Evergreen Marine Corp, a Taiwanese container transportation and shipping company that owns 39 shipping vessels. Of its large fleet of ships, 20 are named in the format of "Ever" + [a word that begins with a G]. Other ships owned by Evergreen Marine include the "Ever Goods," "Ever Gaining," and the "Ever Giant."

However, they may decide to rename Ever Given after it's freed:

[roamer65]

54. Nothing like 1967-1975 so far.

It was blocked for EIGHT YEARS after the 1967 Six-Day war.