4 hours agoThe ship Ever Given is stuck again, but this time not on the Suez Canal
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)Two weeks after he was released from the Suez Canal, the giant ship Ever Given has crashed again. This time, however, the 220 thousand - ton ship is blocked, not by sand, but by a legal battle between Egyptian authorities and shipowners regarding the financial impact of the accident. The big ship was blocked by a court [...]
This time, however, the 220 thousand - ton ship is blocked, not by sand, but by a legal battle between Egyptian authorities and shipowners regarding the financial impact of the accident.
The large ship was blocked by a court in Ismailia, until Suez Canal authorities have prosecuted its Japanese owners for the cost of the operation of liberation and losses brought by the channel's deadlock, writes The Guradian, translation in Albanian Periscopi.
About 50 ships a day pass through the canal, and more than 442 were stuck because of the blockade.
“Anija is now officially blocked,” said Lieutenant General Osama Rabie. “They don't want to pay for anything.
There was no immediate comment from the company that owns the ship, Shoei Kisen Kaisha Ltd.
Rabbi did not say what debt the company was looking for, but the figure reportedly was $900m.
Meanwhile, Ismailia prosecutors have also launched a separate investigation into the causes leading to the blocking of Ever Given.
