Ismailia, Egypt – its owners Container ship blocked by the Suez Canal in March The court’s decision on the case was postponed to two weeks on Sunday to allow more time for discussions, with a new order seeking compensation in a dispute with the channel’s authority.
The giant ship Ever Given has been brought to a lake between two parts of the channel Removed from channel on March 29th. It had been stranded for six days, blocking hundreds of ships and disrupting global trade.
The index is a factor Crowding of more than 400 ships.
On the Internet: In 6 days of isolation, the ship was ready for selfies and games on the shores of the Suez Canal
The Suez Canal Authority has demanded $ 916 million in compensation to cover rescue costs, notorious damages and lost revenue.
Shui Kisan, the Japanese owners of Evergreen, and Insurance are competing for the ship’s order and detention under an Egyptian court order.
Negotiations were progressing until Saturday, when the ship’s owners issued a new directive, the authority’s lawyer, Khalid Abubakar, told a court hearing on the ship’s detention in Ismailia.
Understand: Why the Suez Canal is so important and how the isolated ship affected world trade
The authority chairman had earlier said that Shu Kisen had promised to pay $ 150 million.
About 12% of world trade flows through the Suez Canal, and since its completion in 1869, world powers have been fighting the waterway. It accounts for about 30% of the world’s shipping container volume, reaching 193 kilometers of canal per day
No one has been formally charged in the incident so far. A few weeks after the isolation, Marwa Elselehar became the first woman ship captain in Egypt. Internet rumors that he was responsible for the incident came as a surprise.
Meanwhile, the captain served as the first officer of the Ida IV, which sailed hundreds of miles from Alexandria.
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