The Ever Given container ship is being held in the Suez Canal as authorities argue over compensation

The ship that blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week in March has been held in the waterway as canal authorities pursue a $US916 million compensation claim against the ship's Japanese owner. Key points: Last week the head of the canal authority said the Ever Given would not leave before investigations were finished and compensation paid One of the Ever Given's insurers says it recently made a "carefully considered and generous offer" that was rejected Holding the ship may cause those with cargo aboard to send replacement items via air freight The Ever Given container ship, owned by Shoei Kisen, has been in a lake separating two sections of the canal since it was dislodged on March 29, as the Suez Canal Authority conducts investigations. UK Club, the protection & indemnity insurer for the Ever Given, said the canal's claim included $392 million as a "salvage bonus" and $392 million for "loss of reputation". Earlier on Tuesday, deputy manager with owner Shoei Kisen's fleet management department, Yumi Shinohara, confirmed the canal authorities had made a compensation claim but the ship had not been given clearance to leave.