Ever Given released from Suez canal after compensation agreed

Giant cargo ship that caused week-long blockage sails for Mediterranean

The container ship that blocked the Suez Canal earlier this year has departed Egypt's Great Bitter Lake to fanfare and a signing ceremony for a compensation agreement between its owners and the Suez Canal Authority.

The 220,000-ton Ever Given was freed after three months at anchor, bound for an inspection in the northern city of Port Said and then to Rotterdam, where it will unload the 18,300 containers onboard long after they were due.