The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has obtained a formal court order to seize the giant container ship “Ever Given” that “failed to pay more than US$900 million.”

Even the ship and the cargo are “eaten”, and the crew cannot leave the ship during this period.

The following is the description of Evergreen Shipping:

Evergreen Shipping is actively urging all parties to reach a settlement agreement to facilitate the early release of the seizure of the vessel, and is studying the feasibility of separate handling of the cargo.

The British P&I Club expressed disappointment at the arrest of the ship by the Egyptian government.

The association also stated that SCA did not provide detailed justifications for this huge claim, including a US$300 million “rescue bonus” claim and a US$300 million “reputation loss” claim.

“When the grounding occurred, the ship was in full operation, its machinery and/or equipment had no defects, and the competent and professional captain and crew were solely responsible.

In accordance with the Suez Canal navigation rules, the navigation was carried out under the supervision of two SCA pilots. ”

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) completed the inspection of the ship on April 4, 2021 and issued the relevant certificate allowing the ship to be moved from the Great Bitter Lake to Port Said, where it will undergo re-inspection and then Completed its voyage to Rotterdam.

“Our priority is to resolve this claim fairly and quickly to ensure that the vessel and cargo are released, and more importantly, the 25 crew members on board are still on board.”

In addition, the postponed price increase of the Panama Canal is one of the few good news in the near future.

On April 13, the Panama Canal Authority issued an announcement stating that the transit reservation fees and auction slots fee (auction slots fee) originally scheduled to be increased today (April 15) will be postponed to Implemented on June 1.

Regarding the postponement of the fee adjustment, the Panama Canal Authority explained that this can give shipping companies more time to deal with the fee adjustment.

Earlier, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the Asian Shipowners Association (ASA) and the European Community Shipowners Association (ECSA) jointly issued a letter on March 17 expressing concerns about the rate of increase in tolls.

He also pointed out that the effective time of April 15 is too tight, and the shipping industry cannot make timely adjustments.