Evergreen Company has resumed its shipping services from the Suez Canal after nearly three years of interruption due to the Red Sea crisis. This news was announced by Osama Rabie, the head of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA).
First Evergreen Ship Passes Through the Suez Canal
The large container ship Ever Eon, which is part of the Evergreen fleet, made its first passage through the canal on November 8, 2026. This ship traveled as part of the northern convoy from the Netherlands to Singapore.
The Ever Eon is 369 meters long and 53.6 meters wide, with a loading capacity of 16,556 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). This ship also has a gross tonnage of 185,000 tons, indicating its large dimensions and high cargo-carrying capacity.
Implications of Resuming Shipping Services
Osama Rabie emphasized that this step represents a positive sign that global trade between East and West is returning to a sustainable route. He also added that Evergreen plans to resume more of its voyages through the Suez Canal in the coming period.
Rabie noted that the Suez Canal has successfully regained several shipping services from major global companies operating on the Europe-Asia trade route. These companies include CMA CGM, Maersk, MSC, Hapag-Lloyd, and COSCO. Now, Evergreen has also been added to this list.
With the resumption of Evergreen's services, hopes for improving the state of maritime trade and goods transit in the Suez Canal and globally have increased. This is particularly important as global markets need more stable conditions.
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