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The congestion of ships after the wreck of a container ship in the Suez Canal is likely to resolve shortly, according to the Canal Authority.

On this Saturday, the last 61 waiting ships would pass the waterway from both sides, said Osama Rabie, the head of the canal authority SCA.

Then the traffic jam of the 422 ships, which had not been able to cross the canal since the "Ever Given" ran aground, will be resolved.

The 400-meter-long container ship was wedged in a strong wind on Tuesday last week.

On Monday the “Ever Given”, which is one of the largest container ships in the world, was put back on the road.

The SCA is investigating how the incident came about.

Because oil tankers had also jammed, the oil price had risen in the meantime.

The 193 kilometer long Suez Canal is one of the most important waterways in the world on the shortest shipping route between Europe and Asia.

$ 1 billion in damages sought

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Because of the dispute over damages, the continuation of the “Ever Given” on the Suez Canal could drag on for a long time.

The canal authority is demanding compensation of one billion dollars because of the blockade that lasted for days and will only allow the journey to continue if an agreement is reached.

“We put a lot of effort and work into rescuing the ship.

We lost revenue every day.

We're entitled to compensation, ”said Rabie.

"Ever Given" is in the Great Bitter Lake: Who is liable for delays?

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Accompanied by tugs, the ship was able to leave the Suez Canal

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The "Ever Given" is currently located in the Great Bitter Lake between the northern and southern parts of the Suez Canal.

In their request, the authority refers, among other things, to losses of 14 to 15 million dollars per day as well as the days of work with dredgers and tugs to uncover the 400-meter-long ship.

Rabie said there was cargo valued at $ 3.5 billion on board.

"We saved the ship and her cargo."

According to its President Eric Hsieh, the Taiwanese shipping company Evergreen Marine, which chartered the ship, is not responsible for freight arriving late.

Possible damage would be covered by insurance, said Hsieh according to the financial intelligence service Bloomberg.

But you could be liable for delays of other ships that had to wait hundreds of days for passage on the canal.