The Chairman and Managing Director of the Suez Canal Authority, Osama Rabie has denied allegations of detaining Ever Given’s crew.
More specifically, Mr. Rabie added that the authority “does not mind the departure or recrew operations provided the presence of the sufficient number of sailors to secure the vessel and in the light of the presence of the ship captain as he stands as the juridical guardian of the ship and the cargo aboard.”
In addition, the SCA noted that it has responded to all the requests made by the ship-owning company, including permitting two crew members to leave the ship and return to their homeland for urgent personal circumstances.
What is more, the Chairman confirmed the authority’s keenness to make the ongoing negations a success with the owning company of the Panamanian-flagged container ship Ever Given, as well as the insurance company.
His excellency has highlighted the authority is being flexible to all the special requirements of the negotiations while adhering to what the international norms stipulate in such cases
Suez Canal concluded.
