Suez Canal live traffic

Mediterranean Sea ↔ Red Sea

Official transit statistics IMF PortWatch

Normal traffic

46 transits on 25 October · 7-day average 41.3 per day

of normal · 2025 average 38.5 per day

↓ 6.8%7 days vs previous 7

↑ 11%30-day average vs normal

42.9per day, same week last year

46Transits · 25 Octlatest published day

41.37-day averagetransits per day

42.630-day average1278 transits in 30 days

38.5Normal · 2025average transits per day

IMF PortWatch counts ships that complete a transit, from satellite AIS. Latest published day: 25 October 2026 (3 days behind today); the series is updated weekly. Next release expected around 3 November. Methodology

Daily transits since 2019 · IMF PortWatch

Bars: transits per UTC day. Line: 7-day average. Numbered markers: events from the timeline below.

Vessel types last 30 days · IMF PortWatch

Tankers 482 38%
Container ships 400 31%
Dry bulk 254 20%
General cargo 104 8%
Ro-ro 38 3%

On 25 Oct: Tankers 14 · Container ships 19 · Dry bulk 8 · General cargo 4 · Ro-ro 1

Timeline what moved the numbers

2
15 Dec 2023
Container lines divert around Africa because of Red Sea attacks

Reuters
1
23 Mar 2021
Ever Given runs aground and blocks the canal for six days

Reuters

Latest news via Google News

27 Oct 2026, 07:08 UTC Suez Canal Revenue and Northern Sea Rot Transit Voyages, 2019-2025 economy.ac
27 Oct 2026, 01:11 UTC Hambantota Port sees new opportunities as container ships return to Suez Container News
26 Oct 2026, 10:28 UTC | Could Suez reopen in 2027 and cut costs for EU apparel? Fibre2Fashion
26 Oct 2026, 09:50 UTC MSC and CMA CGM Resume Suez Canal Service Between Europe and Australia with Stop in Valencia Port Puente de Mando
26 Oct 2026, 09:45 UTC Drewry Warns Container Shipping Faces Unavoidable Overcapacity as Suez Return Adds 1.6 Million TEU Breakbulk.News
26 Oct 2026, 09:24 UTC Infographic: Suez Canal records highest monthly ship tonnage since December 2023: Cabinet Ahram Online
26 Oct 2026, 08:54 UTC HIPG sees stronger opportunities as container shipping’s return to Suez gathers pace Adaderana Biz English
25 Oct 2026, 20:57 UTC Hambantota port eyes growth as Suez recovers Island.lk

Collected automatically from news media by keyword filters and not verified by StraitTraffic. Dated events that explain the numbers are in the timeline.

Live layer terrestrial AIS

Vessels right now and our own transit count

Positions received in the last 30 minutes from shore-based AIS receivers, and transits counted by StraitTraffic from those signals. Independent of the official statistics above.

No terrestrial AIS coverage in this zone.

Shore receivers do not reach this area, so there is no live map here. The official statistics above are based on satellite AIS and are unaffected.

How coverage works

Background

About Suez Canal traffic

The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea and carries around 12 per cent of global trade. Ships move through in scheduled convoys, so daily transit totals are the most useful measure of activity.

How transits are counted

The monitored zone runs from Port Said to Suez and includes the Great Bitter Lake anchorages. A transit is counted when a ship enters from one sea and leaves into the other; convoy waiting time inside the canal is allowed for, and ships that stay far longer than a normal passage are excluded from our count. Official daily totals come from IMF PortWatch.

4 passages in the last 24 hours could not be confirmed and are excluded from the counts.