Ever Given container ship lodged in the Suez Canal is halting about $9.6bn worth of daily marine traffic, data shows.

Efforts to free the ship have yet to push the container free, affecting billions of dollars worth of cargo.

Container ship continues to choke traffic in Suez Canal, creating one of the worst shipping jams seen in years.

The Suez Canal, which handles some 10 percent of global maritime trade, blocked by container ship causing a traffic jam.