Taiwanese shipping corporation, Evergreen Line, has confirmed that the Ever Given remains stuck in the southern channel of the Suez Canal after it ran aground on Tuesday.
In the latest update about the logjam blocking carrier traffic through the canal, which handles roughly 10% of the world's ocean freight, the line has said that as of 07:00 Egypt time Thursday, 25th March, Evergreen can confirm the following:
"After 48 hours of proactive efforts to refloat Ever Given, the time-chartered vessel’s grounding situation has not been resolved.
"The shipowner confirms that the crew, ship and cargo are all safe, and no marine pollution has materialised. There had been no blackout resulting in loss of power prior to the ship’s grounding.
"The shipowner has appointed two maritime professional rescue teams from the Netherlands (Smit Salvage) and Japan (Nippon Salvage) to attend to the ship. These teams will be working with the captain and the Suez Canal Authority to design a more effective plan for refloating the vessel as soon as possible.
"Evergreen Line will continue to coordinate with the shipowner and Suez Canal Authority to deal with the situation with the utmost urgency, ensuring the resumption of the voyage as soon as possible and to mitigate the effects of the incident.
"As the vessel is chartered, the responsibility for the expense incurred in the recovery operation, third party liability, and the cost of repair (if any) is the owner's.
"A further update on the situation will be made as material information becomes available."
