Tag: Evergreen

The Captain of the cargo vessel Ever Forward, that got stuck in the Chesapeake Bay in 2022, has given up the pilotage license in Maryland and reportedly agreed to never seek one again.

Taiwan’s Evergreen Marine is celebrating a standout year by awarding stellar bonuses to some of its staff. Namely, local media reported that the company is handing out year-end bonuses equal to 50 months salary, or more than four years’ pay.

The Maryland Board of Pilots decided to enact a rule change that forbids on-duty pilots from using their phones, after the grounding of the Ever Forward in Chesapeake Bay.

Evergreen, the owner of the Ever Forward container ship, which ran aground in the Chesapeake Bay in March 2022, was ordered to pay Maryland $676,000 as a penalty for the accident.

CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL and Evergreen have signed the Ocean Alliance Day 7 Product, which will launch in January 2023 with 40 services and an annual capacity of 22.4 million TEUs.

US Coast Guard published its investigation report into the grounding of the cargo ship "Ever Forward" in the Chesapeake Bay, faulting the pilot tasked with helping the ship navigate the waterway.

Claims related to the Ever Given grounding in the Suez Canal during 2021, could amount to $2 billion, French insurer Scor SE estimates.

Two days after being pulled free, the Ever Forward containership was reported to be in a good condition. At this moment, the vessel remains anchored off Annapolis, Maryland as of Wednesday afternoon.

Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot urges Evergreen to start a $100m responsibility fund for any economic or environmental impact caused by the Ever Forward's grounding at Chesapeake Bay. 

The Ever Forward containership was successfully refloated on Sunday, 17 April 2022, from the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay more than a month after it ran aground.