Egypt demands $1billion compensation after seizing giant container ship Ever Given that blocked Suez Canal Nick Pisa April 13th 2021, 7:43 pm
EGYPT has seized the giant container ship that blocked the Suez Canal as it demands compensation of almost $1billion.
The Suez Canal Authority yesterday won a court order for the Ever Given to be held until compensation was paid for lost transit fees, damage and the cost of salvage and labour. EPA
3 Egypt has seized the giant container ship Ever Given that blocked the Suez Canal as it demands compensation of almost $1billion
Insurer UK P&I Club said that it received a claim for $916 million, the size of which was “largely unsupported”.
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The Suez Canal Authority (SCA)
claims compensation of 916 million dollars (767 million euros) to the owners of the container ship “Ever Given”, the British insurer UK P&I Club reported on Tuesday.
The ship blocked circulation through the canal since it was run aground and crossed in its waters on March 23,
until it was floated, after repeated attempts, on March 29.
The insurer used in a statement that the Canal Authority
“has not provided a detailed justification” for that claim, which includes an item of 300 million dollars (251 million euros)
for “loss of reputation” and another $ 300 million in
“salvage bonus”.
Containership Ever Given arrested by Suez Canal Authority: sources
The Ever Given, the containership that was stuck in the Suez Canal in March, has been arrested by Egyptian authorities over non-payment of a claim of around $916 million, maritime insurance, shipping agent and broker sources said April 14.
The ship and its crew were arrested by Suez Canal authorities, pending settlement of the claim, sources said.
Neither Shoei Kisen the ship’s Japanese owner nor the Suez Canal Authority were available for comment.
The SCA’s claim against Shoei Kisen includes $300 million as a salvage bonus and $300 million for loss of reputation. The claim on reputation has been disputed by Shoei Kisen and its insurer, sources said.