IMABARI, Japan/ISMAILIA, Egypt/TOKYO -- Traffic on the Suez Canal resumed Monday after the stranded cargo ship Ever Given was fully refloated, ending the six-day blockage of one of the world's busiest maritime lanes and shortest regular sea route between Europe and Asia.
A total of 422 vessels, from containerships to oil tankers, were waiting to pass through the canal, and the backup could be cleared in three and a half days, said Lt. Gen. Osama Rabie, the Suez Canal Authority chairman.
