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The ship Ever Given, which blocked the Suez Canal for a week, was confiscated by the Egyptian authorities

Cairo has entered into a dispute over the payment and amount of compensation for damages in connection with a weekly downtime of the waterway with the Japanese company Shoei Kisen Kaisha, which owns the container ship.

"The vessel has been officially confiscated," Osama Rabi, head of the Suez Canal Administration, announced on Egyptian state television.

According to media reports, the largest Arab republic is demanding about $ 1 billion in compensation for damage to the channel and business losses associated with the blockage.

According to the Egyptian side, it is estimated at $ 3.5 billion, currently located in the Great Bitter Lake, about halfway along the Suez Canal.