Suez Canal maritime traffic was “normal” Monday after a Norwegian-owned cargo vessel ran aground but was then refloated and towed away, said the Egyptian authority running the vital waterway. Tugboats “have begun towing the ship” which had suffered “a sudden technical failure” and was now being safely towed away for repairs, said Suez Canal Authority chief Osama Rabie. Fears of …
The container ship that blocked the Suez Canal for days in March set sail again following a settlement that was reached with Egyptian authorities, NOS reported. The ship was then able to leave a lake near the Suez Canal on Wednesday for the first time since March. The ship ran aground on March 23 and remained stuck in the canal …
Egyptian authorities have seized a massive cargo ship which blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week last month, amid a dispute over financial damages. An Egyptian court ordered the vessel’s Japanese owner, Shoei Kisen Kaisha, to pay $900 million in compensation as a result of losses inflicted when the Panamanian-flagged Ever Given prevented marine traffic from transiting through the …
Experts have boarded the container ship Ever Given, which was dislodged on Monday six days after it got stuck in the Suez Canal, seeking to investigate what caused the grounding that shook the global shipping industry. Suez Canal service provider Leth Agencies said that more than three dozen vessels that waited for the Ever Given to be freed had already …