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Suez Canal Authority Still in Talks About Compensation for Grounding of Container Ship

Egypt is still in talks about compensation stemming from the operations to free the giant container ship whose stranding in the Suez Canal for nearly a week roiled global cargo markets, the canal authority’s chief said Monday. It’s likely that …

Huge Ship That Blocked Suez Canal Will Be Held Until Compensation Deal Is Reached

Egypt will release the giant container ship that had blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week once a deal is reached on compensation for related losses, the head of the canal’s authority said. “The ship is ready,” Osama Rabie …

Reinsurers Will Bear Most of Costs of Container-Ship Grounding in Suez Canal

LONDON — Reinsurers are set to foot most of the bill for the grounding of the ship that halted traffic in the Suez Canal, industry sources said, with payouts expected to run into hundreds of millions of dollars. International supply …

Egypt Seeks Out-of-Court Settlement with Owners of Huge Ship that Blocked Suez Canal

ISMAILIA, Egypt – The Suez Canal chief said Tuesday that authorities are negotiating a financial settlement with the owners of a massive vessel that blocked the crucial waterway for nearly a week. Lt. Gen. Osama Rabie told The Associated Press …

Suez Canal Must Upgrade to Avoid Future Shipping Disruption: Sources

CAIRO – Egypt’s Suez Canal must move quickly to upgrade its technical infrastructure if it is to avoid future shipping disruption, shipping industry sources said, as the major trade route tries to bounce back from a costly six-day closure. International …

Formal Investigations Begin into How Container Ship Ran Around in Suez Canal

ISMAILIA, Egypt – Formal investigations into how the giant container ship Ever Given ran aground in the Suez Canal, shutting down shipping in the major global waterway for almost a week, begin on Wednesday, a canal official told Reuters. The …

Lengthy Legal Battles Expected from Suez Canal’s Longest Closure in Almost 50 Years

The Suez Canal may be open again, but the battle over damages from the waterway’s longest closure in almost half a century is just beginning. With cargoes delayed for weeks if not months, the blockage could unleash a flood of …

Insurance Unlikely to Cover All Shipowners’ Expenses Incurred in Suez Closure Chaos

The owners and charterers of ships unable to sail through the the Suez Canal for nearly a week face at least $24 million in expenses they will be unable to recoup as their insurance policies do not cover them, industry …

Suez Canal Blockage Likely to Bring Large Losses for Global Reinsurers: Fitch

The blocking of the Suez Canal and resulting disruption to global shipping is likely to cause a large loss event for the reinsurance industry, according to Fitch Ratings. This event will reduce global reinsurers’ earnings but should not materially affect …

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 …