Vessel congestion in the Suez Canal is unwinding slowly after being blocked for nearly a week, but early indications show that disruption could continue for days.

The 20,388-teu Ever Given (built 2018), which is owned by Shoei Kisen, was refloated on Monday after running aground last week, blocking the waterway and causing its longest closure since the eight-year shutdown that followed the Six-Day War in 1967.