The “Ever Given” is ready to sail again, but is still in the Suez Canal for a millionaire fine

The management company of the goods which transports the “Ever Given”, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM), confirmed on Wednesday that the container ship was declared “Adjust” to navigate and her crew is in good condition, although she will continue to be anchored in the Suez Canal.

BSM “can confirm” that “on the basis of these careful inspections, the vessel has been declared fit to continue on its way to Port Said, where it will be assessed again before leaving for Rotterdam,” the company said in a statement. .

However, “BSM has been informed by the shipowner that IThe Suez Canal Authority has initiated legal proceedings against the ship. Currently, the container ship remains anchored in the Great Lakes region until an agreement is reached between the shipowner and the Egyptian authorities, ”the company said.

Yesterday, a source for the channel’s managing authority reported that an Egyptian court ordered the detention of the container ship, which has been in the hands of the Egyptian authorities since the blockade it caused when it crossed the Suez Canal at the end of March.

The source, who asked to remain anonymous, said the Ismailiya Economic Court has ruled the ship will remain detained in the waters of the canal, where it has been since running aground on March 29 after six days. blocking the artificial passage. “The authority’s decision to stop the vessel is extremely disappointing. From the start, BSM and the crew on board have fully cooperated with all authorities,” BSM CEO Ian Beveridge said in the statement.

He also indicated that 25 crew members on board of Indian nationality “they remain in good health and in a good mood”.

Yesterday, British insurer UK P&I Club revealed that the channel’s managing authority is seeking compensation for $ 916 million, 767 million euros, to the owners of the “Ever Given”.

In a first estimate after the incident, the Suez Canal Authority estimated losses of between $ 12 and $ 15 million, between 10 and 12.8 million euros, for each day that the “Ever Given” blocked the maritime passage, generating a large traffic jam of ships.

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