It took four months to set out from China! The ship "Changci" finally arrived at Rotterdam, the larg

On July 29, the "ever given" finally arrived in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, ending its nearly four month sea voyage.

According to the ship tracking data, "Changci" docked at the container terminal of Rotterdam port at about 5 a.m. local time on July 29, four days later than the planned July 25. The ship is expected to stay in Rotterdam until early August. After unloading, it will continue to felixtor, UK.

"Changci" set out from Yantian port of China on March 8 this year and ran aground in Suez Canal on March 23, blocking the channel for six days. After getting out of trouble on March 29, it was detained in Egypt for a long time, waiting for the owner Zhengrong steamboat and insurance company to reach an agreement with Egypt on liability and compensation. After more than three months of negotiations, the parties finally reached an agreement. The "long gift ship" set sail from Egypt to Europe on July 7.

The charterer EVA steam had previously said that according to the airworthiness certificate issued by the American Bureau of shipping (ABS), the ship must sail at a lower safe speed and can only call at Rotterdam in the Netherlands and felixto in the UK.

According to the previous planning of EVA shipping, "Changci" will arrive in Rotterdam, the largest port in Europe, on July 25; Dock at euromax Wharf in Rotterdam on August 2; On August 3, it stopped at felixto to unload local imported containers. EVA shipping will send an overtime ship "Changshi ship" for emergency rescue to the euromax terminal in Rotterdam to transfer the containers unloaded by "Changci ship" from Hamburg Port to Hamburg. It is expected that the "long real ship" will stop at Hamburg Port on August 8 to unload local import and transit containers. [easy logistics]

It is reported that after unloading in Europe, the "Changci ship" needs to be docked for maintenance before it can be put into operation again. ABS made a preliminary assessment of the ship before it left Egypt and pointed out the items to be repaired in the future. ABS issued a short-term certificate to Rotterdam together with the flag state and continued to cooperate with the ship owner on the maintenance plan

Up to now, no report has been released on the grounding accident of "Changci ship". The outside world still does not know the exact cause of grounding. The possible causes reported include strong wind, speed, human misjudgment and the unique hydrodynamics of Suez Canal. The parties concerned did not disclose the specific amount of compensation. People familiar with the matter said that the initially agreed amount of compensation was about US $200 million.