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Egypt is demanding almost $1bn to release the impounded container ship, despite it being valued at just $170m

HYDERABAD: Has the ‘Ever Given’ been formally arrested? A shipping agency in Libya, put out a tweet on Tuesday giving rise to the question. “Egypt has formally arrested MV Ever Given container ship with a court order (issued by the Court of Ismailia City), pending a compensation payment of 900 million dollars,” MedWave Shipping Agency Libya said. It could not be independently verified if the ship indeed had been ‘arrested’. But reports suggested that the ship had been ‘seized’. National Shipping Board member Capt Sanjay Prashar said he had also tried to verify it. “So far...

Will my containers be Ever Given to me…………..!!! Latest update This seems to be the new cry from the shippers on the Ever Given which is currently bobbing in the Great Bitter Lakes since it was freed from the banks of the Suez Canal where it was stuck for 6 days. Why the question? Well, as you know, on Monday 29th March, 2021, saw the Ever Given being freed and successfully refloated. The famous “boat” that was stuck in the “canal” was towed to the Great Bitter Lakes area in the East Mediterranean where it has been lying in wait for clearance after an inspection of its seaworth...

The Weekly Round-Up of Those Stories You Probably Missed Some Small, but Perfectly Formed, Logistics Items WORLDWIDE – Following our recent story regarding the continued presence of asbestos in merchant vessels, we were contacted by Mesothelioma.com, a body dedicated to providing the latest medical information on the horrible disease and educating on the dangers of asbestos exposure, plus helping those who are affected and advising on legal matters. The organisation has published an article on the dangers to shipyard workers with estimates putting the number of staff affected globally to b...

Stranded Container Ship Opens the Door for More Problems as General Average Declared Freight Forwarding Association Boss Advises Members on Liabilities UK – EGYPT – WORLDWIDE – As the dust, or rather the sand, settles on the blockage of the Suez Canal for six days last week so the operators of the vessel involved, Evergreen Marine Corp, announced a General Average, prompting the most influential of the UK professional bodies involved to remind its members of the necessary course of action they need to take. Virtually every freight forwarding agency worthy of the title trades in such ca...