Ship owners who blocked the Suez Canal offer new compensation

It was the owners of the container ship that blocked the way Suez Canal In March, they submitted a new compensation proposal in the dispute with the channel authority, and the court’s decision on the case was postponed by two weeks on Sunday to allow more time for negotiations.

giant ship since when It has been anchored in a lake between two sections of the canal since it was removed from the canal on March 29. She had been stranded for six days, blocking hundreds of ships and disrupting world trade.

Power Suez Canal It claimed $916 million in damages for attempted bailouts, damage to reputation and lost revenue, before publicly reducing its claim to $550 million.

owners since whenAnd the Shui KesenThe insurance companies challenged the order and the seizure of the ship by order of an Egyptian court.

The authority’s lawyer said that negotiations are ongoing until Saturday, and the ship’s owners have submitted a new offer. Khaled Abu Bakr, at a hearing on the seizure of the ship, in Ismailia.

The head of the authority had previously stated that Shui Kesen Offered to pay 150 million dollars.