S'pore clears 45 container vessels held up by Suez Canal jam

Port operator and stakeholders working to connect cargo to next destinations

A spokesman for Singapore port operator PSA said that operations remain smooth as it works with its stakeholders to mitigate the delays arising from the Suez Canal blockage last month, when the Ever Given cargo ship was stuck in the vital waterway fo
A spokesman for Singapore port operator PSA said that operations remain smooth as it works with its stakeholders to mitigate the delays arising from the Suez Canal blockage last month, when the Ever Given cargo ship was stuck in the vital waterway for about a week before being freed. ST FILE PHOTO
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The 45 container vessels that arrived in Singapore late because of the Suez Canal blockage had all been cleared by Tuesday, about a month after the Ever Given cargo mega ship was freed.

A spokesman for port operator PSA told The Straits Times: "Operations remain smooth as we work closely with our stakeholders to connect the cargo to their next destinations and mitigate the delays arising from the Suez Canal blockage."

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on April 29, 2021, with the headline S'pore clears 45 container vessels held up by Suez Canal jam. Subscribe