TransportationSuez Canal compensation no impact on Ever Given owner
Japan's Imabari says insurance will cover payout and that it has turned a profit
Shoei Kisen President Yukito Higaki said that negotiations over the Ever Given incident had helped "deepen relations" with Egyptian authorities.
NATSUMI KAWASAKI, Nikkei staff writer
TOKYO -- Japan's Imabari Shipbuilding, whose subsidiary owns the Ever Given container ship that got stuck in the Suez Canal earlier this year resulting in a blockage of the key shipping route, said on Monday that insurance will cover "to some extent" the compensation it has to pay out.