The Ever Given has been freed from the bank of the Suez Canal after six days wedged across one of the world’s most important trade routes.
The massive ship was taken north to the Great Bitter Lake further along the canal. Boskalis, the salvage company involved in the rescue, said the ship would undergo a full inspection there.
Tugboats and salvage crews worked for days to free the stricken container ship that had been languishing in the Suez Canal for nearly a week.
They shifted some 30,000 cubic metres of material from around her hull after both her bow and stern ran aground.
Authorities previously took advantage of high tides overnight to partially re-float the colossal vessel, which carries cargo between Asia and Europe and had been stuck sideways in the Suez Canal since Tuesday.
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Earlier, it was feared the Panama-flagged, Japanese-owned ship might be stuck for weeks. On Monday evening, when traffic was expected to resume, about 400 ships were waiting to pass through the canal.
Economists say the Ever Given's disruption of shipping through the Suez Canal probably will not have an impact on global trade for more than a few weeks.
Sectors like manufacturing and automaking that rely on just-in-time shipments could be most affected.
