Maersk Files Claim for Blocking of Suez Canal

14th February 2023

The container ship Ever Given, which blocked the Suez Canal for six days in 2021

Maersk shipping group has filed a claim for compensation against the owners and operators of the container ship Ever Given, which blocked the Suez Canal for six days in 2021.

The Danish shipping group, regarded as the largest in the world, is claiming compensation for delays caused by the blockage. It has not disclosed the size of the claim or when it was filed. Industry media ShippingWatch.dk and gCaptain shipping websites have reported that Maersk has raised the claim against Evergreen, the ship’s owners and the technical manager at the Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court, because Maersk suffered losses in connection with Ever Given’s blocking of the Suez Canal.

Ever Given, one of the world’s largest container ships, became jammed across the canal in high winds for six days in March 2021, halting traffic in both directions and disrupting global trade.

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