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Suez Canal Authorities Say Backlog of Ships Is Now Cleared

  • Final 85 ships passed through the canal on Saturday, SCA says
  • Queue of more than 400 ships built up after vessel’s grounding
Members of the media watch as a container ship navigates Egypt's Suez Canal on March 30.

Members of the media watch as a container ship navigates Egypt's Suez Canal on March 30.

Photographer: Tarek Wajeh/AFP/Getty Images

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The queue of hundreds of ships that built up around the Suez Canal after the grounding of the Ever Given vessel has been cleared, according to Egyptian authorities.