Ever Given

Ever Given at the ECT Delta terminal (Amazonehaven) 29 July 2021 in the Port of Rotterdam
History
NameEver Given
OwnerShoei Kisen Kaisha[1][2]
OperatorEvergreen Marine
Port of registryPanama City, Panama
BuilderImabari Shipbuilding (Japan)
Yard numberS-1833
Laid down25 December 2015[3]
Launched9 May 2018[3]
Completed25 September 2018[3]
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
TypeContainer ship
Tonnage
Displacement265,876 t (261,677 long tons)[3]
Length399.94 m (1,312 ft 2 in)[3]
Beam58.8 m (192 ft 11 in)[3]
Draught
  • 14.5 m (47 ft 7 in) (design)[3]
  • 16.0 m (52 ft 6 in) (maximum)[3]
Depth32.9 m (107 ft 11 in)
Installed powerMitsui–MAN B&W 11G95ME-C9 (59,300 kW)[4]
Propulsion
Speed22.8 knots (42.2 km/h; 26.2 mph)
Capacity20,124 TEU[5]
Crew25
Ever Given
Traditional Chinese長賜輪
Simplified Chinese长赐轮
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCháng Cì Lún

Ever Given (simplified Chinese: 长赐轮; traditional Chinese: 長賜輪; pinyin: Cháng Cì Lún[6]) is one of the largest container ships in the world. The ship is owned by Shoei Kisen Kaisha (a ship-owning and leasing subsidiary of the large Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding), and is time chartered and operated by container transportation and shipping company Evergreen Marine, headquartered in Luzhu, Taoyuan, Taiwan.[7] Ever Given is registered in Panama and her technical management is the responsibility of the German ship management company Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement.[8]

On 23 March 2021, while traveling from Tanjung Pelepas in Malaysia[9] to Rotterdam in the Netherlands, the ship ran aground in the Suez Canal, blocking the channel. She remained in place for six days before salvage crews freed her on 29 March 2021.[10] The vessel was impounded by the Egyptian government on 13 April 2021 for refusing to pay a reported $916 million in fees demanded by the government, including $300 million in "loss of reputation".[11][12] The compensation claim was later cut down to $600 million.[13] In early July 2021, the ship was released by the Egyptian authorities following an agreement on compensation.

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  2. ^ Gambrell, Jon (23 March 2021). "Massive cargo ship turns sideways, blocks Egypt's Suez Canal". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 31 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Ever Given (18265351)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Ever Given (9811000)". Sea-web. S&P Global. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  5. ^ "ShipmentLink – Vessel Particulars". www.shipmentlink.com. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  6. ^ "長賜輪成功脫困，蘇伊士運河恢復正常通行" [Ever Given successfully released and the Suez Canal resumes normal traffic]. Evergreen Marine. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Safety, Quality, Environment Policy Archived 2006-03-22 at archive.today." Evergreen Marine. Retrieved on September 29, 2009.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference guardian-huge-container-ship-blocks-suez-canal-evergreen was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Nagourney, Eric (29 March 2021). "With the Suez Canal Unblocked, the World's Commerce Resumes Its Course". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Suez Canal chief: Vessel impounded amid financial dispute". AP. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Dislodged Suez Canal cargo ship Ever Given held amid $916 million claim". NBC. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  12. ^ van Marle, Gavin (10 May 2021). "Suez Canal Authority reduces damages claim against Ever Given owner". The Loadstar.