The last 61 ships, out of 422 ships that were queuing when the vessel was dislodged on Monday, passed through the vital trade artery on Saturday
The traffic congestion caused by a cargo ship that blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week continued to ease on Friday
The figure is a rough estimate of losses linked to transit fees, damage to the waterway during the dredging and salvage efforts, the Suez Canal Authority's chief said
Some bunching at Chennai and JNPT, bulk and liquid vessels to be less impacted
Delays are adding to pressures on fragile global supply chains
ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) - The Suez Canal expects 140 ships to pass on Tuesday after the freeing of a container ship stranded for nearly a week allowed it to reopen, but disruptions to global shipping and at ports could take months to resolve, experts warned.
Data estimates say it could take more than 10 days to clear the backlog of ships with more than 367 vessels piled up on either end of the canal
Key waterway between Europe and Asia blocked since Tuesday; at least 369 vessels waiting to transit canal
Around 30% of the world's shipping container volume - including goods like sofas, consumer electronics, apparel and shoes - moves through the 193 km (120 miles) Suez Canal daily
The skyscraper-sized Ever Given is stuck sideways in the crucial waterway, creating a massive traffic jam.
Breakthrough in rescue attempt came after diggers removed 27,000 cubic meters of sand, going deep into the banks of the Suez Canal.
A Dutch salvage firm is attempting to refloat the vessel with tugboats and dredgers, taking advantage of high tides
The company that owns the giant container ship stuck sideways across the Suez Canal said an attempt will be made to refloat the vessel by taking advantage of tidal movements later Saturday.
US President Joe Biden said his administration was looking at what it could do to help
It's going to be tough to come up with a single figure that covers everything, and much will depend on how long the massive cargo ship remains stuck in the waterway
Swedish furniture giant Ikea and yellow bulldozer-maker Caterpillar Inc. are among the many international companies facing supply-chain headaches
On Tuesday morning, the container ship Ever Given ran aground while navigating the Suez Canal. It swung sideways, blocking almost the entire channel. It hasn't been refloated yet
A maritime traffic jam grew to more than 200 vessels Friday outside the Suez Canal and some vessels began changing course
The suspension of traffic through the narrow channel linking Europe and Asia has deepened problems for shipping lines that were already facing disruption and delays in supplying retail goods
Reeling from the blockage in the Suez Canal, shipping rates for oil product tankers have nearly doubled this week, and several vessels were diverted away from the vital waterway