CAIRO – 25 March 2021: The Suez Canal Authority announced later on Wednesday that the "Caravan of the North" had crossed the waterway after a one-day delay because of the stuck container ship MV EVER GEREEN. The Caravan of the North signifies the group of ships crossing the canal coming from the Mediterranean and heading to the Red Sea. The Suez Canal chairman added that the authority is also reducing the load carried by the ship to make the mission easier. The length of the ship is 400 meters, its width is 59 meters, and its cargo capacity is 224,000 tons. The cargo ship is owned by the Taiwanese company "Evergreen Marine Corp."

Source: Egypt Today March 25, 2021 08:03 UTC