Court Allows Suez Canal to Keep Holding Ever Given: Lawyers

Court Allows Suez Canal to Keep Holding Ever Given: Lawyers
Ship Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, is seen after it was fully floated in Suez Canal, Egypt, on March 29, 2021. Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters
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CAIRO—An Egyptian court on Sunday rejected a complaint by the Japanese owner of a container ship that blocked traffic in the Suez Canal for six days in March against the vessel’s continued detention by canal authorities, a lawyer said.

The Ever Given, one of the world’s largest container ships, became jammed across the canal in high winds on March 23, halting traffic in both directions and disrupting global trade.