A handout picture released by the Suez Canal Authority on March 24, 2021 shows a part of the … [+]
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After almost a week, salvage teams have partially freed and refloated the 1,300-foot Ever Given ship stuck in the Suez Canal, raising hopes that the vital trade route could soon reopen. Freedom for the stranded Ever Given ship would take its operator Taiwan-based Evergreen Marine Corp. out of a harsh global spotlight.
Evergreen Marine previously said on March 24 that they had “urged the shipowner to investigate the cause of this accident” and work closely with the Suez Canal Authority to “refloat the stranded ship as soon as possible.”
The Ever Given is owned by Japan-based Shoei Kisen Kaisha. A…