There was no immediate comment from the vessel’s owner. The MV Ever Given, a Panama-flagged cargo ship wedged across the Suez Canal and blocking traffic in the vital waterway, is seen on March 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Mohamed El-shahed, File). The massive container ship that is blocking the Suez Canal may have run aground because of human error, not a strong windstorm, Egyptian officials said this weekend. The container ship was blocking the Suez Canal for nearly a week, holding up billions in trade. March 30, 2021, 12:32 PM PDT. CAIRO -- An Egyptian court Tuesday rejected an appeal by the owner of a massive container ship of the court-ordered seizure of the vessel over a financial dispute. The Suez Canal ship is free, but the shipping industry’s ‘humanitarian crisis’ isn’t over. Experts are now investigating what caused the massive vessel to … The Ever Given has been freed. Ship stuck in Suez Canal forbidden from leaving Egypt until $900M bill is paid. In this photo released by Suez Canal Authority, the Ever Given, a Panama-flagged cargo ship is pulled by one of the Suez Canal tugboats, in the Suez Canal, Egypt, on March 29, 2021. A court in the Suez Canal city of Ismailia ordered the seizure of the vessel earlier this month. It refused to disclose further details of the negotiations, including the amount covered by insurance and how much it is asking freight owners to share. The Economic Court of Ismailia on Tuesday upheld the seizure decision. For nearly a week, the leviathan Ever Given container ship was lodged across the Suez Canal in the Egypt. There was no immediate comment from the vessel’s owner. It refused to disclose further details of the negotiations, including the amount covered by insurance and how much it is asking freight owners to share. A massive salvage effort by a flotilla of tugboats helped by the tides freed the skyscraper-sized, Panama-flagged Ever Given six days later, ending the crisis, and allowing hundreds of waiting ships to pass through the canal. An Egyptian court upheld a ruling preventing the giant container ship that blocked the Suez Canal from leaving the country, after authorities sought more than $900 million in compensation from the owners. Union … A massive salvage effort by a flotilla of tugboats helped by the tides freed the skyscraper-sized, Panama-flagged Ever Given six days later, ending the crisis, and allowing hundreds of waiting ships to pass through the canal. By signing up you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, Egypt court upholds seizure of ship that blocked Suez Canal. The Suez Canal Authority has demanded $916 million in compensation, according to the UK Club, an insurer of the Ever Given. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany//File Photo The Ever Given’s owner filed an appeal on April 22 in hopes of overturning the decision. The Suez Canal (Arabic: قَنَاةُ السُّوَيْسِ , Qanātu s-Suways) is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez and dividing Africa and Asia. The Suez Canal Authority said the vessel would not be allowed to leave the country until a compensation amount is settled on with the vessel’s Japanese owner, Shoei Kisen Kaisha Ltd. A court in the Suez Canal city of Ismailia ordered the seizure of the vessel earlier this month. Negotiations between the Suez Canal Authority and the shipowner were still ongoing to settle the compensation claim, Shoei Kisen Kaisha Ltd. said last week. A massive container ship, the Ever Given, is still blocking the Suez Canal despite efforts to refloat the vessel. The Economic Court of Ismailia on Tuesday upheld the seizure decision. People watch as the container ship 'Ever Given' is refloated, unblocking the Suez Canal … The decision was announced Tuesday by a court in the canal-side city of Ismailia, following a legal appeal. The world cheered when the meme-worthy Evergreen cargo vessel called the Ever Given was freed from the sides of the Suez Canal, but the ship still hasn't left the waters there. Hundreds of other ships waited in place for the blockage to end. An Egyptian court Tuesday, May 4, 2021, rejected an appeal by the owner of a massive container ship of the court-ordered seizure of the vessel by Egyptian authorities over a financial dispute. The 1,400-foot-long cargo ship jammed diagonally across a southern section of the Suez Canal, leaving a total of 367 ships, including dozens of container ships and … In this photo released by Suez Canal Authority, the Ever Given, a Panama-flagged cargo ship is pulled by one of the Suez Canal tugboats, in the Suez Canal, Egypt, Monday, March 29, 2021. For much of its length, however, the canal is not wide enough to allow traffic to travel in both directions at once; convoys of ships must take turns transiting these segments of the waterway. The shutdown, which raised worries of supply shortages and rising costs for consumers, added strain on the shipping industry, already under pressure from the coronavirus pandemic. Probe begins of why giant ship got stuck, blocking Suez Canal CBSNews 3/30/2021 Elizabeth City state of emergency, CDC mask guidelines, Apple privacy changes: 5 … Ship Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, is seen after it was fully floated in Suez Canal, Egypt March 29, 2021. The massive container ship stretches more than 1,300 feet, which is … An Egyptian court has rejected an appeal by the owner of the massive container ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March for it to be returned to its country of origin. The Ever Given was on its way to the Dutch port of Rotterdam on March 23 when it slammed into the bank of a single-lane stretch of the canal about 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) north of the southern entrance, near the city of Suez. The Suez Canal, one of the world's most important trading routes, was opened in 1869. Egypt court upholds seizure of ship that blocked Suez Canal FILE - In this March 30, 2021 file photo, the Ever Given, a Panama-flagged cargo ship, is anchored in Egypt’s Great Bitter Lake. An Egyptian court has rejected an appeal by the owner of a massive container ship of the court-ordered seizure of the vessel over a financial dispute. In this photo released by Suez Canal Authority, the Ever Given, a Panama-flagged cargo ship, is pulled by one of the Suez Canal tugboats. The Suez Canal Authority said the vessel would not be allowed to leave the country until a compensation amount is settled on with the vessel’s Japanese owner, Shoei Kisen Kaisha Ltd. A court in the Suez Canal city of Ismailia ordered the seizure of the vessel earlier this month. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. The cargo ship MV Ever Given was freed in the Suez Canal near Suez, Egypt, on Monday. FILE - In this March 30, 2021 file photo, the Ever Given, a Panama-flagged cargo ship, is anchored in Egypt's Great Bitter Lake. Suez ship will be repositioned to the Great Bitter Lake for inspection. A stuck ship in the Suez Canal cost the global economy up … By Josh Lipsky, director of the Atlantic Council’s GeoEconomics Center. What the Ever Given saga taught us about the world. Egyptian authorities have impounded the hulking Ever Given, which blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week in March, halting billions of dollars in maritime commerce. The blockage of the canal forced some ships to take the long alternate route around the Cape of Good Hope at Africa’s southern tip, requiring additional fuel and other costs. The SCA is impounding the ship while it pursues $916 million from its owners. The ship which … By 2021 approximately fifty ships per day travelled through the canal, about 12% of total global trade at the time. To help clear the backlog caused by the 1,312-foot-long ship named Ever Given, the Suez Canal Authority is expected to increase the number of vessels moving through the … Mohamed Elshahed/AP. Eight tug boats are working to free a large container ship stuck in Egypt's Suez Canal, halting marine traffic through one of the busiest and most important waterways in the world. Egyptian authorities have impounded the hulking Ever Given, which blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week in March, halting billions of dollars in maritime commerce. Egyptian authorities have impounded the hulking Ever Given, which blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week in March, halting billions of dollars in maritime commerce. The blockage of the canal forced some ships to take the long alternate route around the Cape of Good Hope at Africa’s southern tip, requiring additional fuel and other costs. CAIRO — An Egyptian court Tuesday rejected an appeal by the owner of a massive container ship of the court-ordered seizure of the vessel over a financial dispute. Ship "Ever Given," one of the world's largest container ships, is seen after it was fully floated in Suez Canal, Egypt, March 29, 2021. The company said it has notified a number of the owners of the approximately 18,000 containers on the ship to assume part of the damages demand. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany Hundreds of other ships waited in place for the blockage to end.