Congestion on the Suez Canal
Since Tuesday, 23 March 2021, the 400-metre container ship "Ever Given" has been blocking the Suez Canal, one of the most important waterways in the world. Navigation on the canal had to be stopped. It is likely that the salvage operation will take even longer, with far-reaching consequences for the economy. According to the Federation of German Industries, international logistics turbulence is already noticeable. According to the report, central supply chains are in danger of coming to a standstill due to missing containers, delayed ships and a lack of transport capacity.
In the satellite image chips from 25.03.2021 and 26.03.2021, the damaged ship and waiting ships can be recognize in the Red Sea.
As part of the “IntelliMar - Intelligent assistance and analysis systems for early detection and management of maritime hazardous situations” project financed by the German Ministry of the Interior, artificial intelligence methodologies are being developed at EOC together with AIRBUS DS, OFFIS and HUMATECTS to detect anomalies.
This approach was now applied during validation procedures to automate the detection of ships waiting in the Gulf of Suez based on satellite data from the Landsat-8 mission.
