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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The incident of the large container ship Ever Given that blocked the Suez Canal, Egypt for almost a week appears to have had a long tail.
Egyptian authorities may request compensation of more than US $ 1 billion or the equivalent of Rs 14.5 trillion (assuming Rs / US $ 14,500) to help Ever Given get out of the Suez Canal. This was triggered by a dilemma over which party would pay the bill.
“We will reach more than $ 1 billion in compensation,” Osama Rabie, president and managing director of the state-run Suez Canal Authority, told Egypt’s Sada El Balad canal on Wednesday night.
Rabie said the figure was based on lost canal revenue, equipment and machinery costs, and the work hours of the 800 rescuers who freed the ship.
“We will ask for a fair amount,” Rabie said, according to a translation by NBC News, without specifying who would have to pay.
“We really saved them by salvaging the ship without further damage or loss,” he added, adding that it was possible that the entire ship would be lost.
The 200,000 tonne mega-container ship was successfully refloated on Monday (3/29/2021), six days after being trapped alongside the Suez Canal.
The incident sparked a crisis in international shipping, which held up $ 9 billion in global trade a day and left 422 ships carrying goods ranging from crude oil to cattle waiting to pass.
Authorities said the warehouses would be completed on Saturday, but the maritime traffic jams could have a lasting impact on ports and supply chains around the world.
Rabie said he hoped a compensation deal could be reached “in two or three days” and otherwise Egypt could hold the ship in the Great Bitter Lake, which is currently undergoing maintenance checks north of the Canal. from Suez.
“We can agree to some compensation or be taken to court,” he said. “If they decide to go to court, the ship must be stopped,” he warned.
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