A large container ship owned by a company in Ehime Prefecture ran aground on the Suez Canal in Egypt, and the canal management authorities and the shipowner formally agreed on compensation for the accident, and the container ship being detained will soon be signed by both parties. It is expected that the ship will be able to sail.
On the Suez Canal in Egypt, a large container ship owned by Shoei Kisen Kaisha in Ehime Prefecture ran aground in March, and the canal was closed for nearly a week.
Negotiations between the Suez Canal Authority, which manages the canal, and the shipowner over compensation for the accident have continued, but the British insurance union, which is in charge of shipowner liability insurance, said on the 4th, "A formal agreement has been reached and the ship will resume operations. Preparations will be made. "
The Suez Canal Authority also announced that the Secretary of Labia and the shipowner's representative would be present to sign the agreement on the 7th of this month, a container ship that was retained in a lake in the canal that day. Is expected to be able to sail.
Neither side has disclosed details of the agreement, such as the amount of compensation.
Regarding compensation, the Suez Canal Authority requested payment of about 60 billion yen in Japanese yen, while the shipowner offered about 16 billion yen, but a principle agreement was reached late last month, and Labia The Secretary was confident in a peaceful solution, saying he "sought a compromise."