Ever Given surrounded by tugs and dredgers

The 20,000 teu Ever Given, which blocked the Suez Canal for six days in March, appears to be heading back to the waterway.

Owner Shoei Kisen Kaisha of Japan has so far been very circumspect about where the vessel is heading, following the last of the ...

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  • Theodor Strauss

    August 18, 2021 at 2:29 pm

    Since when does The Loadstar talk about KM rather than (sea) miles? Hope it was simply a slip of the pen.

  • Nick Savvides

    August 20, 2021 at 10:04 am

    Hi Theodor, Thanks for your comment. It’s an interesting point you make. In fact I used AIS to measure the distance and it was AIS that used km. Our style guide tends towards the use of the metric system, as does most of the world so I believe this is the most popular measure. Though in shipping the norm appears to be miles or nautical miles. Interestingly, this story has had thousands of readers, but only one mention of the metric used. Perhaps this comment will stimulate more, but I would say, in conclusion, point noted and thanks again.