![]() The Ever Given prevented more than $50 billion in global trade after it blocked the Suez Canal for six days, according to Lloyd's List. According to The New York Times, a full moon produced a "king tide" that allowed for a few extra inches of tidal flow to help refloat the Ever Given. The days-long ordeal temporarily slowed commerce from the canal, which facilitates 12% of the world's trade every year.Ī fleet of tugboats and a dredger successfully freed the ship on March 29, nearly a week after it got stuck. ![]() The ship made headlines on March 23 after an unexpected dust and wind storm swept through the region, which caused the massive container vessel to veer off course and become beached. It is being leased by Evergreen Marine Corp., a Taiwanese container-transportation company. The Ever Given is co-owned by Luster Maritime and Higaki Sangyo Kaisha, two companies based in Japan. "Evergreen Marine received a notice from the lawyer representing EVER GIVEN's owner on the 1st April which specified that the owner had filed an Admiralty limitation claim at the High Court of Justice in the UK in accordance with the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, in view of the liabilities and compensation that may occur due to the grounding incident," the spokesperson said. ![]() The limitation of liability claim was filed in the High Court in London, The Lawyer reported, and makes reference to "the grounding of the M/V 'EVER GIVEN' along the Suez Canal, Egypt on 23 March 2021." According to the lawsuit, the two defendants listed in the case are the Evergreen Marine Corp and "all other persons claiming or being entitled to claim damages."Ī spokesperson for the Evergreen Marine Corps told Insider that Evergreen is among 16 parties named in the suit. It often indicates a user profile.Īfter the massive container ship got stuck and blocked in the Suez Canal, the owners of the Ever Given have issued a claim against the ship's operators, The Lawyer reported Thursday. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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