Container Ship Ever Forward Aground in Chesapeake Bay

Almost one year ago, the container ship Ever Given ran aground, blocking the Suez Canal for six days. Now, another ship operated by the same shipping company, Evergreen Marine Corporation, has run hard aground. The Ever Forward, a 1,095-foot, 12,000 … Continue reading

After Suez Damage, Container Ship Ever Given’s Bow Looks like a Dropped Pumpkin

Photographs have come out of the bow damage to the container ship Ever Given after she ran hard aground in the Suez Canal, blocking the critical waterway for six days last March. The images were taken in Qingdao, China, where … Continue reading

Ever Ace, World’s Newest Largest Container Ship Transits Suez Canal

Ever Ace, the newest world’s largest container ship capable of carrying the 23,992 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) transitted the Suez Canal at the beginning of this month. The Ever Ace is notionally 28 TEU larger than the previously largest container … Continue reading

Update: Container Ship Ever Given Cleared to Sail From Suez Canal

Reuters is reporting that an Egyptian court has lifted the detention order on the Ever Given container ship, allowing its expected release from the Suez Canal on Wednesday, according to a lawyer and judicial sources. The Ever Given’s owners and … Continue reading

SCA Arrests Ever Given, Claims $916 MM, Including $300 MM for “Lost Reputation”

The American Bureau of Shipping completed its survey and concluded that the ultra-large container ship Ever Given, which had blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week at the end of March, was fit for onward passage. Unfortunately, the ship … Continue reading

Ever Given — No Longer Blocking Traffic, But Still Stuck in the Canal

The Ever Given no longer blocks traffic in the Suez Canal but, in a very real sense, the ship is still stuck in the canal. The ultra-large container ship ran aground for about a week in late March, blocking ships transiting … Continue reading

Cranes Ordered to Help Refloat Container Ship Ever Given Blocking Suez Canal

Tugs and dredgers have been making some progress in refloated the stranded ultra-large container ship, Ever Given, that has blocked traffic in the Suez Canal since last Tuesday.  The next best hope of freeing the stranded ship will come on … Continue reading