Suez Canal
Lifeline for International Trade
Suez Canal Authority
Crisis Management
of
Suez Canal Obstruction
by
Ever Given Container Ship
March 2021
Suez Canal
 The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway running north
to south across Egypt to connect the Mediterranean Sea and the
Red Sea.
 The Suez Canal is one of the most important waterways in the
world. It is one of the world's most heavily used shipping lanes.
 The canal is extensively used by modern ships, as it is the fastest
crossing from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian Ocean.
 Tolls paid by the vessels represent an important source of
income for the Egyptian government.
Suez Canal
 The dredging of the canal took
almost 10 years using Egyptian
labor, and it was opened for
navigation for the first time in 17
November 1869.
 Its depth was about 8 meters and
the largest ship load that can pass
through was 5000 tons.
 The ship draft reached 66 feet by
2010. This stage is taking all
container vessels as well as
taking all bulk vessels worldwide.
Suez Canal
Lifeline of International Trade
 Approximately 12% of global trade passes through the Suez canal.
 7-10% of the world’s oil passes through the Suez canal.
 8% of liquefied natural gas passes through the Suez canal .
 30% of global container traffic traverse the Suez canal
 Over USD $1 trillion worth of goods per annum.
Suez Canal Authority
 SCA, established on July 26th, 1956, is a
public and an independent authority of a
juristic personality.
 It has all the authorities needed for running the Canal without being limited
by the laws and the systems of the government.
 The SCA manages, operates, uses, maintains and improves the Canal.
 It is the SCA, alone and exclusively, that issues and keeps in force the
rules of navigation in the Canal and other rules and regulations that
provide for a well and orderly run canal.
Ever Given
 One of the largest container ships in the world.
 Owned by Shoei Kisen Kaisha, Japan
 Operated by container transportation and shipping company
Evergreen Marine, Taiwan.
 Ever Given is registered in Panama
 Technical management is the responsibility of the ship
management company Bernhard Schulte, Germany
Ever Given
Ever Given
 Length
399.94 m
 Beam
58.8 m
 Depth
32.9 m
 Speed
22.8 knots
 Capacity
20,124 TEU
 Crew
25
Ever Given Route
From: Singapore
To: Rotterdam
This route saves:
3,300 Nautical mile
=
10 Days + USD 400,000
The Incident
 Early on March 23, 2021 at 05.10 am EVER
Given moved north in the Suez Canal.
 At 05.45 am, Ever Given ran aground the
Suez Canal.
 The vessel deviated from the waterway and
run aground, ending up with its bow wedged in
one bank of the canal and the stern nearly
touching the other.
Accident details: At a glance
 Type of accident: Grounding
 Vessel involved: Ever Given
 Type of Vessel: Container ship
 Date: 23 March 2021
 Time: 05.45 am Local time
 Place: Suez Canal, Egypt
 Fatalities: No
 Pollution: No
Delta 5 Code
Suez Canal Crisis Management Code
The Five Stages of Crisis Management
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Stage 1: Recognizing the Crisis.
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Stage 2: Initial Response.
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Stage 3: Managing the Situation.
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Stage 4: Creating Flexibility in Pre-recovery.
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Stage 5: Time to Recover.
Delta 5 Code
Stage 1: Recognizing the Crisis
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Stage 2: Initial Response
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Stage 3: Managing the Situation
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Stage 4: Creating Flexibility in Pre-recovery
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Stage 5: Time to Recover
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Suez Canal
 The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway running north
to south across Egypt to connect the Mediterranean Sea and the
Red Sea.
 The Suez Canal is one of the most important waterways in the
world. It is one of the world's most heavily used shipping lanes.
 The canal is extensively used by modern ships, as it is the fastest
crossing from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian Ocean.
 Tolls paid by the vessels represent an important source of
income for the Egyptian government.
Ever Given Crisis
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References:
 Suez Canal Authority
https://www.suezcanal.gov.eg/English/Pages/default.aspx/
 Evergreen Marine Company
https://www.evergreen-marine.com/
 Reuters - News agency company
https://www.reuters.com/world/
 YouTube - Video sharing company
https://www.youtube.com/
 CNN - Media company
https://edition.cnn.com/
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