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Suez Canal traffic

Daily vessel transits through the Suez Canal, from IMF PortWatch's satellite AIS data, compared with a year earlier. Data to 18 Oct 2026.

Daily transits, 30-day average

42.3

+3% vs same period last year

IMF PortWatch · to 18 Oct 2026

Same period last year

41.2

transits a day, 30-day average

IMF PortWatch

Last 7 days

44.3

transits a day (vs 43.7 a year earlier)

IMF PortWatch · to 18 Oct 2026

Suez Canal: daily transits, 7-day average
  • Last 12 months
  • Same day a year earlier
0204060Nov 25Jan 26MarMayJulSep44 /dayThis year44 /dayYear before

Source: IMF PortWatch, counting AIS-tracked commercial vessels (container, dry bulk, general cargo, RoRo, tanker). Data to 18 Oct 2026; PortWatch publishes with a lag of about a week.

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DateLast 12 monthsSame day a year earlier
19 Oct 20254437
26 Oct 20254338
2 Nov 20253938
9 Nov 20254437
16 Nov 20254536
23 Nov 20254038
30 Nov 20254333
7 Dec 20254136
14 Dec 20254234
21 Dec 20254140
28 Dec 20253835
4 Jan 20263533
11 Jan 20263838
18 Jan 20264037
25 Jan 20263837
1 Feb 20264337
8 Feb 20264031
15 Feb 20264338
22 Feb 20264034
1 Mar 20264235
8 Mar 20264338
15 Mar 20264038
22 Mar 20264037
29 Mar 20264238
5 Apr 20264537
12 Apr 20264139
19 Apr 20263836
26 Apr 20264436
3 May 20263736
10 May 20264034
17 May 20263939
24 May 20264138
31 May 20264037
7 Jun 20264134
14 Jun 20264040
21 Jun 20263837
28 Jun 20264335
5 Jul 20264237
12 Jul 20264138
19 Jul 20264237
26 Jul 20264140
2 Aug 20264238
9 Aug 20264138
16 Aug 20264137
23 Aug 20264242
30 Aug 20264337
6 Sep 20264243
13 Sep 20263845
20 Sep 20264239
27 Sep 20264043
4 Oct 20264341
11 Oct 20264239
18 Oct 20264444

The route decision: Suez Canal or the long way round

Suez Canal vs the Cape of Good Hope vs Bab el-Mandeb: daily transits, 7-day average
  • Suez Canal
  • Bab el-Mandeb Strait
  • Cape of Good Hope
050100150Jan 24JulJan 25JulJan 26Jul86 /dayCape of Good Hope44 /daySuez26 /dayBab el-Mandeb

Source: IMF PortWatch. Bab el-Mandeb is the southern entrance to the Red Sea, so ships using Suez to or from Asia pass both. Traffic around the Cape of Good Hope includes ships that would otherwise use Suez.

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DateSuez CanalBab el-Mandeb StraitCape of Good Hope
1 Jan 2024–––
8 Jan 2024574774
15 Jan 2024484172
22 Jan 2024503967
29 Jan 2024413376
5 Feb 2024403482
12 Feb 2024433281
19 Feb 2024403789
26 Feb 2024443688
4 Mar 2024383594
11 Mar 2024423091
18 Mar 2024393284
25 Mar 2024403277
1 Apr 2024383582
8 Apr 2024422977
15 Apr 2024393392
22 Apr 2024453398
29 Apr 2024373387
6 May 2024363390
13 May 2024463189
20 May 2024393396
27 May 2024433190
3 Jun 2024403188
10 Jun 2024403497
17 Jun 2024393399
24 Jun 2024393296
1 Jul 2024372692
8 Jul 2024363171
15 Jul 20243732114
22 Jul 2024382898
29 Jul 2024402571
5 Aug 20244032111
12 Aug 2024393188
19 Aug 2024403098
26 Aug 2024443099
2 Sep 2024423387
9 Sep 2024333086
16 Sep 2024353092
23 Sep 2024403289
30 Sep 2024383074
7 Oct 20243732101
14 Oct 2024393184
21 Oct 2024363184
28 Oct 2024393083
4 Nov 2024373392
11 Nov 2024383583
18 Nov 2024343487
25 Nov 2024383287
2 Dec 2024333175
9 Dec 2024363183
16 Dec 2024353875
23 Dec 2024402785
30 Dec 2024353481
6 Jan 2025363281
13 Jan 2025363681
20 Jan 2025362982
27 Jan 2025373489
3 Feb 2025353186
10 Feb 2025333383
17 Feb 2025373291
24 Feb 2025343292
3 Mar 2025353188
10 Mar 2025373385
17 Mar 2025393475
24 Mar 2025373378
31 Mar 2025373382
7 Apr 2025363481
14 Apr 2025403282
21 Apr 2025363284
28 Apr 2025363289
5 May 2025373183
12 May 2025333390
19 May 20254034106
26 May 2025383581
2 Jun 2025373586
9 Jun 2025353698
16 Jun 2025393495
23 Jun 2025362582
30 Jun 2025372994
7 Jul 2025383396
14 Jul 20253733104
21 Jul 2025372997
28 Jul 2025413193
4 Aug 2025363394
11 Aug 2025393689
18 Aug 20253834109
25 Aug 2025413193
1 Sep 20253938101
8 Sep 2025413590
15 Sep 2025453694
22 Sep 20254034101
29 Sep 2025423391
6 Oct 2025413596
13 Oct 20254033106
20 Oct 2025443985
27 Oct 2025423593
3 Nov 2025403888
10 Nov 2025443988
17 Nov 2025443578
24 Nov 2025423991
1 Dec 2025443792
8 Dec 2025393584
15 Dec 2025422690
22 Dec 2025413277
29 Dec 2025373784
5 Jan 2026373189
12 Jan 2026373587
19 Jan 2026403286
26 Jan 2026393591
2 Feb 2026423285
9 Feb 2026413581
16 Feb 2026443589
23 Feb 2026394196
2 Mar 2026413584
9 Mar 2026433597
16 Mar 2026393489
23 Mar 2026413792
30 Mar 2026423889
6 Apr 2026453788
13 Apr 2026423599
20 Apr 2026393890
27 Apr 2026423798
4 May 2026373694
11 May 2026413281
18 May 20263837112
25 May 2026434098
1 Jun 2026393597
8 Jun 2026423691
15 Jun 2026383790
22 Jun 2026383698
29 Jun 2026423689
6 Jul 2026423398
13 Jul 2026423591
20 Jul 2026413990
27 Jul 2026432890
3 Aug 2026412989
10 Aug 2026412787
17 Aug 2026412992
24 Aug 2026423094
31 Aug 2026412589
7 Sep 2026432784
14 Sep 2026402688
21 Sep 2026402586
28 Sep 2026392889
5 Oct 2026442988
12 Oct 2026442984
18 Oct 2026442686

By vessel type

Vessel typeLast 30 days, per daySame 30 days last yearChange
All vessels42.341.2+3%
Container12.310.1+22%
Dry bulk9.210.4−11%
Tanker15.915.3+3%
General cargo & RoRo4.95.4−9%

30 days to 18 Oct 2026 vs 30 days to 19 Oct 2025. Source: IMF PortWatch.

About this data

IMF PortWatch estimates daily transits from AIS ship-tracking data, covering container ships, dry bulk carriers, general cargo ships, RoRo vessels and tankers. It's the best free, consistent measure across canals, but it's an estimate, not the authority's official count, and it is published with a lag of about a week.

Download the daily series: suez-traffic.csv. Data: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org).

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