Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has said that all 422 ships stranded by the grounding of the giant container ship Ever Given passed through the canal by Saturday, ending the backlog caused by the blockage
Osama Rabie, chairman of the SCA, said 85 ships were expected to pass the canal from both sides on Saturday.
They include the last 61 ships out of the 422 that were queueing when the Ever Given was dislodged on Monday, ending the backlog of shipping that built up during the crisis, he added.