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Ship that blocked Suez Canal finally freed

Ship Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, is seen after it was fully floated in Suez Canal.[Reuters]

The owners and insurers of the Ever Given container ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March said on Sunday a formal settlement had been agreed. The Ever Given, one of the world’s largest container ships, resumed its journey to leave the Suez Canal yesterday, 106 days after becoming wedged across a southern section of the waterway for nearly a week and disrupting global trade.

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