APM TERMINALS' Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT) was
shut down by demonstrators, who blocked the gate in protest over death
sentences of 21 rioters deemed responsible for the 75 spectators killed at a
recent Cairo-Port Said football match.
The terminal has since been re-opened, but more trouble
is expected on or after March 9 in Port Said when a Cairo court sentences the
other convicted rioters implicated in the deaths and thousands of spectator
injuries.
Local reports suggest that up to 25 ships were diverted
from the blockaded hub terminal and had to discharge transshipment at the
Israeli ports of Eilat and Ashdod, reported London's Containerisation
International.
The protesters blocked the entrance to the port and
induced SCCT workers to join the strike, shutting down operations, said the
report.
Due to the interruption of work, the Suez Canal decided
that a number of ships affected will not have to pay transit fees on their
return.
Source : SN-TR, 02.03.13.
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