Blocking ship Ever Given remains on chain | Financial

The Ever Given, which flies the Panamanian flag, was refloated in late March after blocking the important shipping route between Asia and Europe for six days. The ship, which was on its way to Rotterdam, got stuck in one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world after a sand storm.

The 400 meter long vessel has since been anchored in a wider part of the canal. The Ever Given was seized due to disagreement between the owners and the channel authority SCA over damages.

New hearings

On Sunday, a court in Ismailia, a city on the canal, declared that it had no jurisdiction to hear the case. It also dismissed an appeal lodged by the ship’s owners against the seizure. It was also decided to refer the case to another court, according to SCA attorney Naser Farag. The new hearings will start on Saturday, he says.

According to the lawyers of the ship’s owners, the SCA just made a mistake by admitting the Ever Given into the waterway on March 23, despite the bad weather. The channel authority has repeatedly denied that it was guilty of the incident. Furthermore, the owners are calling the claim of allegedly $ 916 million exaggerated.

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