

The International Transport Workers' Federation have also drawn attention to importance of being unionised for the crew in this particular case. The Captain of the Ever Given was fully responsible for the grounding of the huge cargo vessel that blocked the canal for six days in March, according to. The ICS said an official contract was signed at a ceremony in the Suez town of Ismailia in early July, permitting the ship to leave the Great Bitter Lake section of the canal, where it had been impounded by the SCA after being refloated on 29 March. This is good news for the Egyptian authorities, good news for the owners and importantly good news for the crew.' In February 2019, EVER GIVEN collided with a small ferry in Germany's.

CAIRO - 28 March 2020: It seems that the captain of Choi Kisen Kesha’s ship, EVER GIVEN, which was stranded in the Suez Canal, is used to mismanaging it. Secretary general of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) Guy Platten indicated in July that the ICS had been involved in the vessel's release after it was impounded by the Suez Canal Authority (SCA): 'I am proud of the way that ICS has been able to work quietly behind the scenes to bring the parties together and reach a mutually agreeable settlement. Suez Canal chief: 321 awaiting vessels so far no exact time for refloating EVER GIVEN. They had the support of individuals, NUSI, MUI, Bernard Schulte, the maritime administration, the Government of India, the Indian High Commission, the ITF, Egyptian unions, maritime associations, press and many more.' A minute later, its stern, drifting clockwise, connected with the west bank. They were not alone in their fight for justice. At 7:42 a.m., the Ever Given ran aground, driving its bulbous bow into the east bank of the canal at the 151-km marker. 'The Ever Given, which was stuck in the Suez Canal has finally resumed sailing towards Rotterdam.
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For seven glorious days over 9 billion dollars worth of goods per day were stopped from flowing through the Suez Canal. Egyptian tug boats try to free Taiwan-based cargo MV Ever Given (Evergreen), a 400-metre-long and 59-metre wide vessel, lodged sideways and impeding all traffic across the waterway of Egypt's Suez. General secretary of NUSI Abdulgani Serang paid tribute to all the unions, government, shipping and other maritime organisations who have supported the crew, saying the final release 'proved the power of international solidarity'. By running their ship aground in the Suez Canal, the owners of the Ever Given, Japanese firm Shoei Kisen KK, unilaterally realized the dream of Peter Navarro and other radical protectionists. National Union of Seafarers of India (NUSI) confirmed the direction of the vessel, which resumed sailing on 7 July more than 100 days after its grounding. Panama-flagged containership Ever Given − which blocked the Suez Canal in March − is now on its way with its crew to the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
