Suez Canal: transits and disruption history

Name: Suez Canal daily transits
Creator: World Freight Monitor

Suez Canal averaged 41.1 vessel transits a day in the 28 days to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026), compared with 41.1 in the previous 28 days (+0.1%). The archive records 2 disruptions here.

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Key facts

Type: canal
Bordering countries: Egypt
Recorded events: 2
Curated lanes passing: 11
Data through: 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026)

Suez Canal averaged 41.1 transits a day in the 28 days to 2026-09-13.

Disruption history

2 recorded events, newest first.

Events at Suez Canal
Start	Event	Type	Status	Severity
2023-11-19	Attacks on shipping in the Red Sea divert traffic around Africa	Security incident	ongoing	5 Critical
2021-03-23	Container ship Ever Given grounds and blocks the Suez Canal	Vessel grounding	ended	4 Severe

Full event history for Suez Canal

Transits, all vessel types

Suez Canal, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 21 transits per day on 2026-09-13 to 57 transits per day on 2026-08-11, with a mean of 40.9 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 21 transits per day.

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-09-15 (15 September 2026).

Suez Canal, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days (transits per day).
Date	transits per day
2026-05-17	33
2026-05-18	38
2026-05-19	43
2026-05-20	41
2026-05-21	37
2026-05-22	42
2026-05-23	49
2026-05-24	37
2026-05-25	49
2026-05-26	37
2026-05-27	29
2026-05-28	45
2026-05-29	43
2026-05-30	44
2026-05-31	31
2026-06-01	43
2026-06-02	45
2026-06-03	25
2026-06-04	46
2026-06-05	44
2026-06-06	43
2026-06-07	43
2026-06-08	49
2026-06-09	46
2026-06-10	39
2026-06-11	36
2026-06-12	29
2026-06-13	40
2026-06-14	40
2026-06-15	39
2026-06-16	22
2026-06-17	30
2026-06-18	38
2026-06-19	47
2026-06-20	41
2026-06-21	48
2026-06-22	40
2026-06-23	48
2026-06-24	37
2026-06-25	51
2026-06-26	39
2026-06-27	39
2026-06-28	44
2026-06-29	34
2026-06-30	47
2026-07-01	34
2026-07-02	44
2026-07-03	49
2026-07-04	41
2026-07-05	46
2026-07-06	36
2026-07-07	41
2026-07-08	44
2026-07-09	37
2026-07-10	44
2026-07-11	48
2026-07-12	39
2026-07-13	43
2026-07-14	34
2026-07-15	42
2026-07-16	39
2026-07-17	44
2026-07-18	46
2026-07-19	43
2026-07-20	36
2026-07-21	40
2026-07-22	44
2026-07-23	46
2026-07-24	46
2026-07-25	37
2026-07-26	37
2026-07-27	51
2026-07-28	43
2026-07-29	39
2026-07-30	47
2026-07-31	38
2026-08-01	42
2026-08-02	31
2026-08-03	44
2026-08-04	35
2026-08-05	43
2026-08-06	39
2026-08-07	43
2026-08-08	35
2026-08-09	48
2026-08-10	43
2026-08-11	57
2026-08-12	27
2026-08-13	40
2026-08-14	39
2026-08-15	39
2026-08-16	41
2026-08-17	46
2026-08-18	39
2026-08-19	45
2026-08-20	33
2026-08-21	55
2026-08-22	39
2026-08-23	37
2026-08-24	46
2026-08-25	51
2026-08-26	41
2026-08-27	33
2026-08-28	39
2026-08-29	38
2026-08-30	53
2026-08-31	30
2026-09-01	51
2026-09-02	41
2026-09-03	41
2026-09-04	56
2026-09-05	42
2026-09-06	30
2026-09-07	39
2026-09-08	43
2026-09-09	37
2026-09-10	37
2026-09-11	48
2026-09-12	40
2026-09-13	21

Transits, container ships

Suez Canal, transits, container ships, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 1 transits per day on 2026-06-16 to 17 transits per day on 2026-07-27, with a mean of 9.1 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 8 transits per day.

Suez Canal, transits, container ships, last 120 days (transits per day).
Date	transits per day
2026-05-17	11
2026-05-18	6
2026-05-19	6
2026-05-20	9
2026-05-21	7
2026-05-22	8
2026-05-23	8
2026-05-24	8
2026-05-25	11
2026-05-26	10
2026-05-27	7
2026-05-28	5
2026-05-29	12
2026-05-30	6
2026-05-31	9
2026-06-01	8
2026-06-02	7
2026-06-03	7
2026-06-04	11
2026-06-05	8
2026-06-06	9
2026-06-07	9
2026-06-08	12
2026-06-09	9
2026-06-10	9
2026-06-11	7
2026-06-12	8
2026-06-13	11
2026-06-14	8
2026-06-15	12
2026-06-16	1
2026-06-17	7
2026-06-18	6
2026-06-19	9
2026-06-20	6
2026-06-21	10
2026-06-22	12
2026-06-23	8
2026-06-24	7
2026-06-25	9
2026-06-26	8
2026-06-27	13
2026-06-28	8
2026-06-29	8
2026-06-30	5
2026-07-01	7
2026-07-02	10
2026-07-03	8
2026-07-04	8
2026-07-05	7
2026-07-06	14
2026-07-07	5
2026-07-08	13
2026-07-09	6
2026-07-10	10
2026-07-11	9
2026-07-12	12
2026-07-13	9
2026-07-14	7
2026-07-15	6
2026-07-16	8
2026-07-17	9
2026-07-18	10
2026-07-19	9
2026-07-20	5
2026-07-21	9
2026-07-22	11
2026-07-23	9
2026-07-24	13
2026-07-25	9
2026-07-26	6
2026-07-27	17
2026-07-28	11
2026-07-29	6
2026-07-30	10
2026-07-31	11
2026-08-01	7
2026-08-02	5
2026-08-03	11
2026-08-04	9
2026-08-05	6
2026-08-06	10
2026-08-07	8
2026-08-08	12
2026-08-09	13
2026-08-10	7
2026-08-11	10
2026-08-12	4
2026-08-13	5
2026-08-14	14
2026-08-15	11
2026-08-16	11
2026-08-17	9
2026-08-18	12
2026-08-19	9
2026-08-20	6
2026-08-21	11
2026-08-22	10
2026-08-23	6
2026-08-24	10
2026-08-25	13
2026-08-26	7
2026-08-27	6
2026-08-28	14
2026-08-29	11
2026-08-30	12
2026-08-31	10
2026-09-01	17
2026-09-02	9
2026-09-03	5
2026-09-04	17
2026-09-05	10
2026-09-06	9
2026-09-07	6
2026-09-08	12
2026-09-09	7
2026-09-10	14
2026-09-11	12
2026-09-12	12
2026-09-13	8

Transits, tankers

Suez Canal, transits, tankers, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 7 transits per day on 2026-09-13 to 29 transits per day on 2026-08-30, with a mean of 15.9 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 7 transits per day.

Suez Canal, transits, tankers, last 120 days (transits per day).
Date	transits per day
2026-05-17	9
2026-05-18	18
2026-05-19	20
2026-05-20	12
2026-05-21	15
2026-05-22	23
2026-05-23	18
2026-05-24	12
2026-05-25	22
2026-05-26	12
2026-05-27	12
2026-05-28	17
2026-05-29	14
2026-05-30	23
2026-05-31	11
2026-06-01	18
2026-06-02	19
2026-06-03	8
2026-06-04	13
2026-06-05	17
2026-06-06	15
2026-06-07	16
2026-06-08	16
2026-06-09	17
2026-06-10	11
2026-06-11	14
2026-06-12	16
2026-06-13	10
2026-06-14	13
2026-06-15	16
2026-06-16	12
2026-06-17	11
2026-06-18	21
2026-06-19	15
2026-06-20	19
2026-06-21	20
2026-06-22	18
2026-06-23	17
2026-06-24	13
2026-06-25	21
2026-06-26	17
2026-06-27	16
2026-06-28	18
2026-06-29	11
2026-06-30	18
2026-07-01	14
2026-07-02	14
2026-07-03	15
2026-07-04	20
2026-07-05	20
2026-07-06	10
2026-07-07	15
2026-07-08	15
2026-07-09	16
2026-07-10	20
2026-07-11	19
2026-07-12	10
2026-07-13	20
2026-07-14	10
2026-07-15	21
2026-07-16	15
2026-07-17	18
2026-07-18	15
2026-07-19	21
2026-07-20	15
2026-07-21	14
2026-07-22	14
2026-07-23	17
2026-07-24	16
2026-07-25	17
2026-07-26	15
2026-07-27	12
2026-07-28	13
2026-07-29	17
2026-07-30	18
2026-07-31	11
2026-08-01	15
2026-08-02	16
2026-08-03	17
2026-08-04	9
2026-08-05	22
2026-08-06	16
2026-08-07	14
2026-08-08	15
2026-08-09	16
2026-08-10	13
2026-08-11	22
2026-08-12	15
2026-08-13	16
2026-08-14	17
2026-08-15	17
2026-08-16	18
2026-08-17	20
2026-08-18	14
2026-08-19	17
2026-08-20	12
2026-08-21	22
2026-08-22	17
2026-08-23	13
2026-08-24	15
2026-08-25	19
2026-08-26	19
2026-08-27	12
2026-08-28	10
2026-08-29	16
2026-08-30	29
2026-08-31	12
2026-09-01	14
2026-09-02	15
2026-09-03	17
2026-09-04	14
2026-09-05	19
2026-09-06	16
2026-09-07	20
2026-09-08	15
2026-09-09	18
2026-09-10	13
2026-09-11	23
2026-09-12	15
2026-09-13	7

Transits, dry bulk carriers

Suez Canal, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 2 transits per day on 2026-09-06 to 18 transits per day on 2026-06-23, with a mean of 11.1 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 4 transits per day.

Suez Canal, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days (transits per day).
Date	transits per day
2026-05-17	6
2026-05-18	10
2026-05-19	14
2026-05-20	15
2026-05-21	10
2026-05-22	8
2026-05-23	13
2026-05-24	11
2026-05-25	11
2026-05-26	12
2026-05-27	9
2026-05-28	16
2026-05-29	14
2026-05-30	9
2026-05-31	8
2026-06-01	13
2026-06-02	15
2026-06-03	8
2026-06-04	17
2026-06-05	13
2026-06-06	14
2026-06-07	16
2026-06-08	16
2026-06-09	16
2026-06-10	15
2026-06-11	11
2026-06-12	3
2026-06-13	12
2026-06-14	13
2026-06-15	6
2026-06-16	6
2026-06-17	9
2026-06-18	8
2026-06-19	17
2026-06-20	15
2026-06-21	15
2026-06-22	5
2026-06-23	18
2026-06-24	10
2026-06-25	15
2026-06-26	10
2026-06-27	7
2026-06-28	14
2026-06-29	9
2026-06-30	16
2026-07-01	11
2026-07-02	16
2026-07-03	18
2026-07-04	9
2026-07-05	16
2026-07-06	9
2026-07-07	16
2026-07-08	11
2026-07-09	14
2026-07-10	9
2026-07-11	16
2026-07-12	9
2026-07-13	11
2026-07-14	16
2026-07-15	12
2026-07-16	12
2026-07-17	11
2026-07-18	13
2026-07-19	8
2026-07-20	11
2026-07-21	9
2026-07-22	13
2026-07-23	15
2026-07-24	13
2026-07-25	8
2026-07-26	9
2026-07-27	14
2026-07-28	14
2026-07-29	12
2026-07-30	8
2026-07-31	11
2026-08-01	12
2026-08-02	7
2026-08-03	15
2026-08-04	11
2026-08-05	11
2026-08-06	8
2026-08-07	9
2026-08-08	7
2026-08-09	16
2026-08-10	13
2026-08-11	15
2026-08-12	6
2026-08-13	11
2026-08-14	6
2026-08-15	6
2026-08-16	10
2026-08-17	10
2026-08-18	10
2026-08-19	12
2026-08-20	12
2026-08-21	12
2026-08-22	8
2026-08-23	9
2026-08-24	11
2026-08-25	10
2026-08-26	12
2026-08-27	11
2026-08-28	12
2026-08-29	6
2026-08-30	8
2026-08-31	5
2026-09-01	14
2026-09-02	13
2026-09-03	11
2026-09-04	17
2026-09-05	7
2026-09-06	2
2026-09-07	9
2026-09-08	8
2026-09-09	10
2026-09-10	7
2026-09-11	9
2026-09-12	8
2026-09-13	4

Transit trade volume

Suez Canal, transit trade volume, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 828,942 metric tons per day on 2026-08-12 to 2,376,407 metric tons per day on 2026-06-09, with a mean of 1,524,078.0 metric tons per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 1,003,061 metric tons per day.

Suez Canal, transit trade volume, last 120 days (metric tons per day).
Date	metric tons per day
2026-05-17	1,170,995
2026-05-18	1,351,453
2026-05-19	1,639,171
2026-05-20	1,755,569
2026-05-21	1,677,833
2026-05-22	1,816,877
2026-05-23	1,635,908
2026-05-24	1,012,343
2026-05-25	2,014,346
2026-05-26	2,082,389
2026-05-27	1,037,984
2026-05-28	1,725,677
2026-05-29	1,589,003
2026-05-30	1,227,217
2026-05-31	1,062,271
2026-06-01	1,651,633
2026-06-02	2,126,783
2026-06-03	1,026,854
2026-06-04	1,524,312
2026-06-05	1,580,124
2026-06-06	1,608,143
2026-06-07	1,871,496
2026-06-08	1,641,225
2026-06-09	2,376,407
2026-06-10	1,783,471
2026-06-11	1,216,874
2026-06-12	1,221,191
2026-06-13	954,094
2026-06-14	1,510,506
2026-06-15	1,622,560
2026-06-16	831,168
2026-06-17	962,419
2026-06-18	1,947,902
2026-06-19	1,562,833
2026-06-20	1,595,691
2026-06-21	1,860,495
2026-06-22	1,533,657
2026-06-23	2,225,752
2026-06-24	1,670,772
2026-06-25	1,696,912
2026-06-26	1,453,749
2026-06-27	1,289,214
2026-06-28	2,044,452
2026-06-29	1,068,637
2026-06-30	2,144,643
2026-07-01	1,835,515
2026-07-02	1,406,560
2026-07-03	1,722,857
2026-07-04	1,386,444
2026-07-05	1,821,853
2026-07-06	1,564,237
2026-07-07	1,697,641
2026-07-08	1,830,675
2026-07-09	1,621,135
2026-07-10	1,390,434
2026-07-11	1,972,985
2026-07-12	1,325,078
2026-07-13	2,133,513
2026-07-14	2,108,558
2026-07-15	1,599,188
2026-07-16	1,503,404
2026-07-17	1,437,081
2026-07-18	1,545,567
2026-07-19	1,973,255
2026-07-20	1,025,936
2026-07-21	1,064,198
2026-07-22	1,810,632
2026-07-23	1,595,346
2026-07-24	1,570,826
2026-07-25	859,389
2026-07-26	1,406,914
2026-07-27	2,078,535
2026-07-28	1,711,440
2026-07-29	1,394,958
2026-07-30	1,490,722
2026-07-31	1,702,919
2026-08-01	1,054,183
2026-08-02	1,245,322
2026-08-03	1,629,747
2026-08-04	1,725,936
2026-08-05	1,122,360
2026-08-06	1,223,896
2026-08-07	1,092,368
2026-08-08	1,291,308
2026-08-09	1,948,912
2026-08-10	1,526,277
2026-08-11	2,025,377
2026-08-12	828,942
2026-08-13	1,099,325
2026-08-14	1,545,753
2026-08-15	1,205,996
2026-08-16	1,156,924
2026-08-17	1,644,490
2026-08-18	1,400,889
2026-08-19	1,474,879
2026-08-20	1,163,366
2026-08-21	1,747,986
2026-08-22	1,362,057
2026-08-23	1,057,863
2026-08-24	1,546,509
2026-08-25	1,607,129
2026-08-26	1,797,218
2026-08-27	990,230
2026-08-28	1,407,614
2026-08-29	1,096,394
2026-08-30	1,691,917
2026-08-31	1,195,282
2026-09-01	2,179,281
2026-09-02	1,371,952
2026-09-03	2,092,328
2026-09-04	2,224,519
2026-09-05	1,216,694
2026-09-06	1,081,066
2026-09-07	991,418
2026-09-08	1,650,448
2026-09-09	1,640,210
2026-09-10	1,724,793
2026-09-11	1,561,840
2026-09-12	1,254,502
2026-09-13	1,003,061

Oil and gas carried

Crude oil and petroleum liquids through Suez Canal and SUMED Pipeline, million barrels per day, and its share of world maritime oil trade
Period	Million barrels a day	Share of world maritime oil trade
2020	5.4	7%
2021	5.2	7%
2022	7.3	9%
2023	8.8	11%
2024	4.8	6%
1H25	4.9	6%

EIA reports the Suez Canal and the SUMED pipeline together.

Source: US Energy Information Administration, World Oil Transit Chokepoints, last updated 3 March 2026. Terms.

Shares are computed by World Freight Monitor as each flow divided by EIA's world maritime oil trade for the same period. All chokepoints compared.

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