Articles by Yusri Mohamed

Insurer Disappointed After Egyptian Court Upholds Detention of Tanker Ever Given

CAIRO – An Egyptian court on Tuesday ruled that the container ship which blocked the Suez Canal in March could continue to be held in the waterway, rejecting an appeal by its Japanese owner against its detention, a judicial source …

Suez Canal Chief Hopes Insurer, Owner of Detained Cargo Ship Reach Deal

The head of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said on Monday he hoped talks would soon yield an agreement with the owner and insurer of a giant container ship which is still being detained since it blocked the waterway for …

Update: Stranded Container Ship Is Refloated; Suez Canal Shipping Traffic Resumes

ISMAILIA, Egypt – Shipping was on the move again late on Monday in Egypt’s Suez Canal after tugs refloated a giant container ship which had been blocking the channel for almost a week, causing a huge build-up of vessels around …

Container Ship Could Block Suez Canal Like a ‘Beached Whale’ for Weeks

ISMAILIA, Egypt – A huge container ship blocking the Suez Canal like a “beached whale” may take weeks to free, the salvage company said, as officials stopped all ships entering the channel on Thursday in a new setback for global …

Authorities Working to Free Giant Stranded Container Ship Blocking Suez Canal

CAIRO – The shortest shipping route from Europe to Asia remained blocked on Wednesday as 10 tug boats struggled to free one of the world’s largest container ships after it ran aground in the Suez Canal. The 400-meter, 224,000-tonne Ever …