Ever Given to Finally Depart Suez Canal on Wednesday
After being stuck in the Suez Canal for over three months, the 20,000 TEU containership Ever Given is poised to leave the waterway as the canal authority and the owners of the vessel reach a final deal on compensation.
“The UK Club is pleased to announce that, following the agreement in principle between the parties, and after further meetings with the Suez Canal Authority’s (SCA) negotiating committee and numerous court hearings, good progress has been made and a formal solution has now been agreed,” UK P&I Club said in an update.
“Preparations for the release of the vessel will be made and an event marking the agreement will be held at the authority’s headquarters in Ismailia in due course.”
The two sides came to terms about the compensation for the ship’s grounding in the waterway at the end of June after a months-long tug of war on the height of the claim and shifting of blame for the incident, reports World Maritime News.,.
“The UK Club is pleased to announce that, following the agreement in principle between the parties, and after further meetings with the Suez Canal Authority’s (SCA) negotiating committee and numerous court hearings, good progress has been made and a formal solution has now been agreed,” UK P&I Club said in an update.
“Preparations for the release of the vessel will be made and an event marking the agreement will be held at the authority’s headquarters in Ismailia in due course.”
The two sides came to terms about the compensation for the ship’s grounding in the waterway at the end of June after a months-long tug of war on the height of the claim and shifting of blame for the incident, reports World Maritime News.,.
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