<p>Clearing the ships that built up at the Suez Canal while the waterway was blocked by a giant container ship could take four days, although catching up at ports will take longer, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/probe-underway-day-after-cargo-ship-freed-in-suez-canal-968250.html" target="_blank">Probe underway day after cargo ship freed in Suez Canal</a></strong></p>.<p>"The backlog of ships will likely take four to five days to be back to normal", Jan Hoffmann, an UNCTAD expert on logistics, told a briefing on Tuesday, adding that it could take several months to clear the knock-on backlog at ports.</p>
<p>Clearing the ships that built up at the Suez Canal while the waterway was blocked by a giant container ship could take four days, although catching up at ports will take longer, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/probe-underway-day-after-cargo-ship-freed-in-suez-canal-968250.html" target="_blank">Probe underway day after cargo ship freed in Suez Canal</a></strong></p>.<p>"The backlog of ships will likely take four to five days to be back to normal", Jan Hoffmann, an UNCTAD expert on logistics, told a briefing on Tuesday, adding that it could take several months to clear the knock-on backlog at ports.</p>