News / Evergreen denies Ever Forward environmental damage in Chesapeake Bay

Credit: Matthew Abbott at Baltimore Shipspotting

Taiwan vessel operator Evergreen has denied its box ship Ever Forward caused environmental damage when it became grounded in Chesapeake Bay and was later refloated.

Maryland state comptroller Peter Franchot asked the carrier to launch what he called a $100m “responsibility fund” to cover environmental and economic costs  following the grounding of the 12,000 teu ship on 13 March.

However, today, Evergreen insisted that the ship had suffered no structural damage, all its onboard equipment was functioning normally and, “as such, the comptroller’s immediate concern ...