The insurer of Ever Given said an agreement in principle has been reached to release the ship from the Suez Canal. 

 

The UK P&I Club said the deal followed extensive discussions with the Suez Canal Authority’s negotiating committee in recent weeks. 

 

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Efforts by Evergreen, the operator of Ever Given, to have the vessel’s cargo separated from the ship in any legal action have failed. 

 

The 20,000 teu Ever Given (IMO: 9811000) was arrested by Egyptian authorities, pending settlement of the Suez Canal Authority’s almost $1bn claim for compensation, after the grounding of the vessel shut down the key waterway for six days last month. 

 

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