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Ever Given finally arrives in Rotterdam after Suez block

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/reuters/07/29/egypt-suezcanal-ship-rotterdam.jpg"/><figcaption>The Ever Given container ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March, docks in Rotterdam, Netherlands, July 29, 2021. Eva Plevier, Reuters</figcaption></figure></div><p><br/>HOEK VAN HOLLAND, Netherlands - The giant container ship MV Ever Given steamed into Rotterdam port early Thursday, more than 4 months after it got stuck in Egypt&#x27;s Suez Canal, blocking shipping in one of the world&#x27;s busiest waterways.</p><p>The ship, almost as long as New York&#x27;s Empire State Building is tall, entered Europe&#x27;s port at around 0300 GMT, an AFP correspondent saw.</p><p>&quot;It was a great relief to see her and a special moment,&quot; said Hans Nagtegaal, the Rotterdam port&#x27;s director of containers.</p><p>&quot;Finally we can get the job done offloading and hopefully get her back to a normal sailing routine,&quot; he told AFP.</p><p>Nagtegaal said the Ever Given will remain in Rotterdam until Monday, when she&#x27;s expected to sail for Felixstowe in Britain, before going to into a dry dock in Dunkirk in France for a further inspection.</p><p>The MV Ever Given, which blocked the Suez Canal for 6 days in late March, finally steamed out of the waterway three weeks ago after Egypt and the vessel&#x27;s Japanese owners signed a compensation deal.</p><p>The nearly 200,000-ton container vessel became wedged in the canal during a sandstorm on March 23, blocking a vital artery from Asia to Europe that carries 10 percent of global maritime trade and provides Egypt with vital revenues.</p><p>After a round-the-clock salvage operation to dislodge it, Egypt seized the ship and demanded compensation from owners Shoei Kisen Kaisha for lost canal revenues, salvage costs and damage to the canal.</p><p>The Suez Canal Authority announced last month it had signed a non-disclosure agreement with the Japanese firm ahead of reaching a final deal.</p><p>Cairo initially demanded $916 million in compensation before slashing that to around $550 million, but the final figure was the subject of tough negotiations.</p><p>Egypt, which earns more than $5 billion a year from the canal, lost between $12 million and $15 million in revenues each day it was closed, the SCA said.</p><p>In April, maritime data company Lloyd&#x27;s List said the blockage by the vessel, which is longer than four football fields, held up some $9.6 billion worth of cargo each day it was stuck.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/03/30/21/traffic-in-suez-canal-resumes-after-stranded-ship-refloated">Traffic in Suez Canal resumes after stranded ship refloated</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1649795" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>The giant container ship MV Ever Given steamed into Rotterdam port early Thursday, more than 4 months after it got stuck in Egypt's Suez Canal, blocking shipping in one of the world's busiest waterways.</p>

The giant container ship MV Ever Given steamed into Rotterdam port early Thursday, more than 4 months after it got stuck in Egypt's Suez Canal, blocking shipping in one of the world's busiest waterways.