Egypt plans rethink on claim against Ever Given

Egypt lost between $12 million and $15 million in revenue for each day the waterway was closed. (File/Reuters)
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Updated 29 May 2021
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Egypt plans rethink on claim against Ever Given

  • The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) claimed more than $916 million in damages
  • The owner has offered to pay $150 million

DUBAI: Egypt is planning to recalculate the compensation it earlier demanded from the owner of the Ever Given container ship that blocked the Suez canal in March, according to Bloomberg.

The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) claimed more than $916 million in damages, but out-of-court negotiations lowered the figure to $550 million.

However, the Ever Given’s insurers say that this demand is still too high.

“We will recalculate our demand in today’s court session,” the SCA’s lawyer, Nabil Zidan, told Bloomberg on Saturday, but no new figure was disclosed.

The owner has offered to pay $150 million, but the authority said that this fails to cover losses of transit fees, damage to the waterway, and costs of equipment and labor.

The Ever Given was on its way to the Dutch port of Rotterdam on March 23 when it slammed into the bank of a single-lane stretch of the canal north of the southern entrance, near the city of Suez.

Egypt lost between $12 million and $15 million in revenue for each day the waterway was closed, according to SCA figures.

(With angecies)


Closing Bell: Saudi main index closes in red at 10,847

Updated 25 February 2026
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Closing Bell: Saudi main index closes in red at 10,847

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index dipped on Wednesday, losing 58.51 points, or 0.54 percent, to close at 10,847.93.

The total trading turnover of the benchmark index was SR3.78 billion ($1 billion), as 73 of the listed stocks advanced, while 187 retreated.

The MSCI Tadawul Index decreased, down 7.09 points or 0.48 percent, to close at 1,472.98.

The Kingdom’s parallel market Nomu lost 178.75 points, or 0.77 percent, to close at 22,916.83. This comes as 30 of the listed stocks advanced, while 37 retreated.

The best-performing stock was the Power and Water Utility Co. for Jubail and Yanbu, with its share price surging by 8.47 percent to SR31.24.

Other top performers included Saudi Paper Manufacturing Co., which saw its share price rise by 6.13 percent to SR53.70, and Jamjoom Pharmaceuticals Factory Co., which saw a 4.58 percent increase to SR137.

On the downside, the worst performer of the day was CHUBB Arabia Cooperative Insurance Co., whose share price fell by 5.14 percent to SR17.53.

Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co. and Arabian Internet and Communications Services Co. also saw declines, with their shares dropping by 4.87 percent and 4.43 percent to SR4.88 and SR181.40, respectively.

On the announcement front, Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co. announced its annual financial results for 2025, with sales dropping 3.06 percent year-on-year to SR8.45 billion. The company also recorded a net loss of SR893.86 million.

In a Tadawul statement, the company said the net loss and decline in annual sales were driven by a drop in average selling prices, despite higher sales volumes.