Cairo — Some traffic through the Suez Canal was expected to  resume on Wednesday or Thursday after progress in moving a giant ship blocking the waterway.

The Ever Given, a container ship longer than the Eiffel Tower that ran aground in the southern part of the canal in Egypt, has been partially moved and is alongside the bank, said Ahmed Mekawy, deputy manager for the Suez Canal for GAC, a provider of port-agent services...

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