The ship blocking the Suez Canal is called the Ever Given, even though ‘Evergreen’ is written across it in huge letters

A massive container ship is still stuck in the Suez Canal, blocking the international trade route and halting global shipping operations. 

We all had a good laugh and made our multiple-point-turn jokes, but there’s more to the story than that. 

Evergreen is not its name

Yes, we can read those massive letters on the side of the boat. 

Yes, we know that it says “Evergreen” and not “Every Given”. 

Evergreen is the name of the shipping company that leases the boat. The vessel itself is named Ever Given. 

Evergreen Marine, a Taiwanese cargo and freight business, has many, many ships. 

The Ever Given is one of 20 container ships in Evergreen’s fleet named in the “Ever” + “G-word” format — there’s an Ever Gentle, an Every Gleamy, Ever…