There is a serious probability that the grounded Ever Given will need to be unloaded if tugs cannot pull her free.
I wonder what that cargo will be from China? Don't you?
Update: the people trying to move the ship cannot contact the owner. The ship lessor (Evergreen Marine) stated a "Taiwanese owner" according to british msm papers. They also claimed the owner stated it was "high winds" that caused the ship to run aground.
If a ship misses their appointed time to cross the Suez, they pay $1M per day until they cross. This includes mishaps like Ever Given. Evergreen will be charged by the companies who have missed their deadline. I sense Evergreen will end up claiming bankruptcy soon as a a result.
When I worked at Sears they used a system from the 90s that let you change the end date of each trailer (love DOS).
Boss avoided so much demurrage, shippers were pissed.
Nice!
Couldn’t happen to a better company