The Ever Given cargo vessel that held up world trade for six days when it became stuck in the Suez Canal will finally resume its journey tomorrow.
The ship has been anchored in the Great Bitter Lake, the holding point in the middle of the canal, since it was freed in March.
Its owners and its insurers have finally agreed to a deal with the Egyptian authorities, who were holding the vessel pending a claim for compensation.
The Suez Canal Authority, a state-run body, had been demanding payments totalling almost $1 billion to cover lost income and the rescue operation. The owners, Shoei Kisen Kaisha, who leased the vessel to the Taiwanese shipping giant Evergreen, balked at the charge and the ship, its cargo and
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