MV Ever Given
At its arrival in Delta Terminal at the port, Ever Given will discharge local imports and transshipments via this port, said the operator company Ever Green line in a statement on Wednesday.
The lawyers representing both parties asked the court jury for further time to reach a final agreement after the shipowners made an offer described as “reasonable” by the authority’s defense committee members.
The Ismailia Economic Court of First Instance on May 29 adjourned a hearing for upholding the arrest of the ship to June 20, 2021, upon requests from the lawyers of the SCA and the shipowners, to allow further settlement discussions to take place.
The decision of hiring Abu Bakar as a legal consultant was issued by Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority Admiral Osama Rabie, on Thursday.
Being stranded in the canal, the Ever Given ship resulted in the suspension of the international maritime trade through the canal.