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Maersk settles Ever Given case

Photo of Sam Chambers Sam ChambersDecember 1, 2023
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Nearly three years on from this decade’s most famous ship accident and lawyers remain busy. 

AP Moller-Maersk has just settled a lawsuit against the companies involved in the Ever Given containership six-day blockage of the Suez Canal in early 2021.

“We can confirm that we have withdrawn the case in Denmark,” the carrier told Bloomberg yesterday.  No details of the settlement have been revealed. 

The ship was eventually freed from its wedged position straddling a southern portion of the canal, having created headlines around the world, with many vessels diverting around the cape. 

The giant ship is owned by Shoei Kisen Kaisha, operated by Evergreen, and managed by Bernhard Schulte. 

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Photo of Sam Chambers Sam ChambersDecember 1, 2023
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Photo of Sam Chambers

Sam Chambers

Starting out with the Informa Group in 2000 in Hong Kong, Sam Chambers became editor of Maritime Asia magazine as well as East Asia Editor for the world’s oldest newspaper, Lloyd’s List. In 2005 he pursued a freelance career and wrote for a variety of titles including taking on the role of Asia Editor at Seatrade magazine and China correspondent for Supply Chain Asia. His work has also appeared in The Economist, The New York Times, The Sunday Times and The International Herald Tribune.
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