Owner of stranded Suez Canal ship aims to free vessel on Saturday

Companies weigh alternative routes, including the Arctic

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The satellite image shows the cargo ship MV Ever Given stuck in the Suez Canal near Suez, Egypt, on March 25. © Cnes2021, Distribution Airbus DS/AP

SHOICHIRO TAGUCHI and AKANE OKUTSU, Nikkei staff writers

IMABARI, Japan/TOKYO -- The Japanese owner of the ship blocking the Suez Canal aims to free the vessel by Saturday night Japan time, the company said on Friday.

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