CAIRO – 13 April 2021: Chairman of Suez Canal Osama Rabie told Youm7 Tuesday that MV EVER GIVEN container ship has been officially confiscated as the operating company is unwilling to pay the compensation worth $900 million. The Suez Canal chairman stated that the outcome of the investigation will be released on April 15. Chairman of Suez Canal Osama Rabie stated Sunday that 61 percent of oil tankers' traffic passes through Egypt's international waterway. The official highlighted that around 18,000 ships cross the Suez Canal every year, and that the authority has 17,000 workers. The official added that all the tugboats used in refloating the container ship are Egyptian, except for one that was rented from the Netherlands.

Source: Egypt Today April 13, 2021 09:56 UTC