A large container ship owned by a company in Ehime Prefecture ran aground on the Suez Canal in Egypt. The container ship that had been struck departed.
In March, a large container ship owned by Shoei Kisen Kaisha in Ehime Prefecture ran ashore on the Suez Canal in Egypt, and the canal became impassable for nearly a week, forcing more than 400 ships to wait for logistics. It had a big impact.
The Suez Canal Authority, which manages the canal, and the shipowners agreed on compensation for the accident, and on the 7th, representatives of both parties attended and signed the agreement in Ismailia, a city along the canal.
At the signing ceremony, Shoei Kisen President Yukito Higaki expressed his gratitude for the ship's reef work in a video message, and the Suez Canal Authority's Secretary of State Labia said, "I will declare to the world that an agreement has been reached." I appealed the solution.
In response, the container ship, which had been detained in a lake in the canal for more than three months, set sail for its original destination, Europe, and passed through the canal.
On the other hand, the details of the agreement will not be announced by both parties, and the Suez Canal Authority's Secretary of State Labia explained at a press conference that he would receive one tugboat in addition to the compensation from the shipowner, but compensation I didn't disclose the amount.
Regarding the signing of the agreement, Shoei Kisen Kaisha of Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture, which owns the container ship, said, "I am deeply grateful to the Suez Canal Authority and other related parties for their energetic activities. I want to utilize the Suez Canal Authority. "