After months of delay due to the blockage of the Suez Canal in March, the massive EVER GIVEN vessel has finally reached the Dutch hub of Rotterdam.

Evergreen Marine Corp (Ever Green) said in a statement that the ship called on Port of Rotterdam — its destination from China before the disruptions — on July 29. 

It also released the operational schedule of the vessel as it unloads shipments to other ports in Europe.

"EVER GIVEN will be calling Rotterdam and Felixstowe soon," Evergreen said on July 28. "To meet with current status at Rotterdam terminal, original plan for Hamburg cargo to be discharged at Euromax Terminal will now be adjusted to be unloaded at Delta terminal," it added.

Taiwan's Evergreen Line — which chartered  the vessel — noted that EVER GIVEN will also discharge cargoes to/via Hamburg, which will be transshipped by EVER UTILE.

On August 2,  EVER UTILE is expected to call Hamburg and discharge local imports and transshipments via this port.

On August 8, the shipping line said EVER GIVEN is expected to reach Port of Felixstowe — the United Kingdom's busiest container port — to discharge local imports.

"Evergreen Line sincerely appreciates the patience and support of our

customers as well as the efforts of all parties concerned," the liner added.

Egyptian authorities and the owners of the EVER GIVEN ship reached a deal ending months-long of compensation dispute on July 5 and said that the embattled ship would be finally allowed to leave the Great Bitter Lake.

Although the terms of the deal were not revealed, the agreement between the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) and the Shoe Kisen Kaisa Ltd., the Japanese owner of the Ever Given signed the agreement on July 7 — the same day that the EVER GIVEN was floated out of the Egyptian waters. 

EVER GIVEN — chartered  by Evergreen Line — was traveling from China to Rotterdam carrying products for large multinational companies like Chinese PC manufacturer Lenovo and Swedish furniture giant Ikea, as well as those for smaller businesses like UK-based clothing company Snuggy and bicycle maker Pearson 1860.