I-Suez Canal Authority (SCA) ithole umyalelo wenkantolo wokuba kuthathwe umkhumbi omkhulu wamabhokisi i-Ever Given “ohlulekile ukukhokha imali engaphezu kuka-US$900 million.”

Ngisho nomkhumbi kanye nempahla "kuyadliwa", futhi abasebenzi abakwazi ukuphuma emkhunjini ngalesi sikhathi.

Okulandelayo incazelo ye-Evergreen Shipping:

I-Evergreen Shipping ikhuthaza bonke abathintekayo ukuthi bafinyelele esivumelwaneni sokukhokha ukuze kube lula ukukhululwa ngaphambi kwesikhathi kokuthathwa komkhumbi, futhi icwaninga ukuthi kungenzeka yini ukuphathwa kwempahla ngokwehlukana.

I-British P&I Club izwakalise ukudumala ngokuboshwa komkhumbi nguhulumeni waseGibhithe.

Inhlangano iphinde yathi i-SCA ayizange inikeze izizathu ezinemininingwane zalesi simangalo esikhulu, okuhlanganisa isimangalo “sebhonasi yokutakula” esingamaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-300 kanye nesimangalo “sokulahlekelwa isithunzi” sika-$300 million.

“Ngesikhathi ukumiswa, umkhumbi wawusebenza ngokugcwele, imishini yawo kanye/noma izinto zokusebenza zazingenaphutha, futhi ukaputeni onekhono nochwepheshe kanye nabasebenzi yibona kuphela ababenomthwalo wemfanelo.

Ngokuhambisana nemithetho yokuzulazula ye-Suez Canal, ukuzulazula kwenziwa ngaphansi kokuqondisa kwabashayeli bezindiza ababili be-SCA.”

I-American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) iphothule ukuhlolwa komkhumbi ngo-Ephreli 4, 2021 futhi yakhipha isitifiketi esifanele esivumela umkhumbi ukuthi ususwe eGreat Bitter Lake uyiswe ePort Said, lapho uyohlolwa kabusha bese Uqeda uhambo oluya eRotterdam.

"Okubalulekile kithi wukuxazulula lesi simangalo ngendlela efanele futhi ngokushesha ukuze siqinisekise ukuthi umkhumbi nezimpahla ziyakhululwa, futhi okubaluleke nakakhulu, amalungu angu-25 esikebheni asagibela."

Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukwenyuka kwentengo kuhlehlisiwe kwePanama Canal kungenye yezindaba ezinhle ezimbalwa maduze nje.

Mhla ziyi-13 kuMbasa, iPanama Canal Authority yakhipha isimemezelo esithi izimali zokubhukha kanye nemali yezindawo zendali (imali yezindawo zendali) obekuhlelelwe ukuthi inyuswe namuhla (ngo-Ephreli 15) izohlehliselwa Ukuqalisa ukusebenza ngoJuni 1.

Mayelana nokuhlehliswa kokulungiswa kwezimali, iPanama Canal Authority yachaza ukuthi lokhu kunganikeza izinkampani zemikhumbi isikhathi esengeziwe sokubhekana nokulungiswa kwezimali.

Phambilini, i-International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), i-Asian Shipowners Association (ASA) kanye ne-European Community Shipowners Association (ECSA) ngokuhlanganyela bakhiphe incwadi ngoMashi 17 bezwakalisa ukukhathazeka ngezinga lokunyuka kwama-tolls.

Ubuye waveza ukuthi isikhathi esisebenzayo sika-Ephreli 15 sinzima kakhulu, futhi imboni yezokuthutha ayikwazi ukwenza izinguquko ngesikhathi.