Posted on 07/07/2021 6:09:15 AM PDT by HippyLoggerBiker
ISMAILIA, Egypt, July 7 (Reuters) - The Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, resumed its journey to leave the Suez Canal on Wednesday, 106 days after becoming wedged across a southern section of the waterway for nearly a week and disrupting global trade. The Ever Given started to head north in the late morningacross the Great Bitter Lake, which separates two sections of the canal and where it had been moored with its Indian crew since being refloated on March 29. It then joined the back of a northbound convoy, passing the site of a ceremony where the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) and representatives for the ship signed the compensation settlement that allowed for its release.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
They must’ve finally ponied up and got Biden his 10% off the top!
*SMIRK*
...Time we’ve learned to sail above
Time won’t change the meaning of one love
Ageless and Ever Given...
She’s just exiting now...
https://www.marinevesseltraffic.com/vessels/EVER-GIVEN/CURRENT-POSITION/9811000/353136000
Also here:
https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/EVER-GIVEN-IMO-9811000-MMSI-353136000
(By the way, thanks for your link)
I wonder how much of the cargo is still viable? Any illegals in the containers are probably dead and other foodstuffs are probably spoiled.
I wonder how many microchips destined for automobiles are onboard ...?
The Big Macs I mailed will still be OK.
...Says she’s going to pull a U-turn and head to Port Said.
From the article:
The SCA demanded more than $900 million for the salvage operation to free the Ever Given and other losses, later lowered to $550 million.
It has been sitting since March 29 but the lawyers were busy the whole time.
I wonder how much of the cargo is still OK...
“...the lawyers were busy the whole time...”
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I agree, the Suez Canal Authority was a major plaintiff.
Still leaves out all of the other ships that were stuck (loss of revenue, cargo spoilage, additional costs associated with going around Africa, etc.)
I wonder if there will be an “EverGreen” shipping company in three years.
At the same time, someone running a canal for decades has to have a plan to remove a disabled/crashed/sunk ship quickly and safely.
It's like these highway agencies that pretend every car and truck is going to work perfectly all the time and never crash.
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