A.P. Moller-Maersk confirmed that it has filed a lawsuit against Japan’s Shoei Kisen, the owner of Ever Given, and Evergreen, the operator of the container vessel, which caused serious global supply chain difficulties, blocking the Suez Canal for around a week in 2021.

”We can confirm that Maersk has filed a claim against Evergreen, the ship’s owner and the vessel’s technical manager at the Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court. The claim is related to the losses Maersk suffered during Ever Given’s blockage of the Suez Canal in March 2021,” a Maersk spokesman told Container News.

Local media in Denmark, where Maersk’s headquarters are located, report that the claim reaches US$40 million, but the Danish container shipping company did not confirm the amount of the claim.

“We have not confirmed the claim figure being mentioned in some media,” pointed out the carrier’s spokesman.