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According to reports, the backlog of traffic should be cleared in about 10 days. They must have some spare capacity available in order to do that.
by Reason077 6y ago
According to reports, the backlog of traffic should be cleared in about 10 days. They must have some spare capacity available in order to do that.
- matkoniecz 6y agoMaybe backlog will be cleared as result of some ships taking route around Africa?
- foobarbaz33 6y agoThe canal was blocked for only 6 days. Then 10 days to clear would suggest the opposite, that there is not spare capacity. All shippers have to eat a permanent delay that will never be caught backup, everyone is 10 days behind forever. And re-routes around Africa don't count as spare capacity for the canal itself. Of course there may be some *literal* spare capacity, that could be realized by violating processes. But the canal is in fact run at maximum capacity according to the maximum that official process allows.