Update: Egypt Seizes Container Ship that Blocked Suez, Pending $916M Compensation April 13, 2021 By Tarek El-Tablawy and Alex Longley Egypt seized a giant container vessel that blocked the Suez Canal last month as it sought compensation of more than...
Suez Canal Authority Still in Talks About Compensation for Grounding of Container Ship April 12, 2021 By Abdel Latif Wahba Egypt is still in talks about compensation stemming from the operations to free the giant container ship whose stranding in...
Huge Ship That Blocked Suez Canal Will Be Held Until Compensation Deal Is Reached April 9, 2021 By Mirette Magdy Egypt will release the giant container ship that had blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week once a deal...
Suez Canal Blockage Continues to Disrupt Global Trade, Hitting Supply Chains April 9, 2021 By Jonathan Saul and Timothy Aeppel LONDON/LOS ANGELES – A backlog of container ships carrying consumer goods has grown in some key strategic ports after a...
Reinsurers Will Bear Most of Costs of Container-Ship Grounding in Suez Canal April 8, 2021 By Jonathan Saul and Carolyn Cohn LONDON — Reinsurers are set to foot most of the bill for the grounding of the ship that halted traffic...
Egypt Seeks Out-of-Court Settlement with Owners of Huge Ship that Blocked Suez Canal April 7, 2021 By Samy Magdy ISMAILIA, Egypt – The Suez Canal chief said Tuesday that authorities are negotiating a financial settlement with the owners of...
Suez Canal Must Upgrade to Avoid Future Shipping Disruption: Sources April 5, 2021 By Jonathan Saul and Patrick Werr CAIRO – Egypt’s Suez Canal must move quickly to upgrade its technical infrastructure if it is to avoid future shipping...
Formal Investigations Begin into How Container Ship Ran Around in Suez Canal March 31, 2021 ISMAILIA, Egypt – Formal investigations into how the giant container ship Ever Given ran aground in the Suez Canal, shutting...
Lengthy Legal Battles Expected from Suez Canal’s Longest Closure in Almost 50 Years March 30, 2021 By Aaron Clark, Cindy Wang, Ann Koh and Verity Ratcliffe The Suez Canal may be open again, but the battle over damages from the waterway’s longest closure in almost half...
Japan Chipmaker Renesas Says Normal Production at Fire-Hit Plant to Take 100-120 Days March 30, 2021 By Eimi Yamamitsu TOKYO – Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics said on Tuesday it would take at least 100 days to get back to...