Suez Canal compensation no impact on Ever Given owner

Japan's Imabari says insurance will cover payout and that it has turned a profit

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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.

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