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Nearly a week’s logjam in global trade ends, with the refloating of the Suez Canal grounded ship Ever Given. However, things are not looking good for its Indian crew who might face legal charges.
After almost a week, the Ever Given cargo ship stuck in the Suez Canal finally got relieved and resumed its journey. Apart from all the other efforts, the unlikely hero in the operation is the supermoon which caused a high tide that helped push the ship.
Svitzer has highlighted the collaborative efforts of a number of key partners, coordinated by the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), to refloat the Ever Given, after six dramatic days of work.
EVER GIVEN has been successfully refloated within the Suez Canal at approximately 15:00 March 29 local time. In order for the Canal to resume normal operation, the vessel is leaving the grounding site with the assistance of tugboats.
Lieutenant General Osama Rabie, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, held a press conference this evening, Saturday, to comment on the developments of the flotation of the giant Panamanian container ship EVER GIVEN
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ICS has released a statement on the ongoing blockage of the Suez Canal by the ship Ever Given, noting that the incident lays bare the fragility of global supply chains.
The IMO has been closely monitoring the incident involving the MV Ever Given, which ran aground in the Suez Canal on 23 March 2021.
Experts fear that a loss is inevitable as claims are bound to arise. Even if the evergreen ship is refloated quickly there will be some delay in transit and hence the claims.