Suez Canal transits
43 ships/day
+4.88% day
The number of ships passing each day through Egypt's canal between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, the short route between Asia and Europe. When it falls, cargo is going round Africa, adding days and fuel to every voyage.
Oct 11 · 43.00 ships/day · +10.3% vs the window’s open
the numbers51
| when | value | change |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 22 | 39.00 ships/day | |
| Aug 23 | 37.00 ships/day | −5.1% |
| Aug 24 | 46.00 ships/day | +24.3% |
| Aug 25 | 51.00 ships/day | +10.9% |
| Aug 26 | 41.00 ships/day | −19.6% |
| Aug 27 | 33.00 ships/day | −19.5% |
| Aug 28 | 39.00 ships/day | +18.2% |
| Aug 29 | 38.00 ships/day | −2.6% |
| Aug 30 | 53.00 ships/day | +39.5% |
| Aug 31 | 30.00 ships/day | −43.4% |
| Sep 1 | 51.00 ships/day | +70.0% |
| Sep 2 | 41.00 ships/day | −19.6% |
| Sep 3 | 41.00 ships/day | 0.0% |
| Sep 4high | 56.00 ships/day | +36.6% |
| Sep 5 | 42.00 ships/day | −25.0% |
| Sep 6 | 30.00 ships/day | −28.6% |
| Sep 7 | 39.00 ships/day | +30.0% |
| Sep 8 | 43.00 ships/day | +10.3% |
| Sep 9 | 37.00 ships/day | −14.0% |
| Sep 10 | 37.00 ships/day | 0.0% |
| Sep 11 | 48.00 ships/day | +29.7% |
| Sep 12 | 40.00 ships/day | −16.7% |
| Sep 13low | 21.00 ships/day | −47.5% |
| Sep 14 | 51.00 ships/day | +142.9% |
| Sep 15 | 32.00 ships/day | −37.3% |
| Sep 16 | 37.00 ships/day | +15.6% |
| Sep 17 | 37.00 ships/day | 0.0% |
| Sep 18 | 51.00 ships/day | +37.8% |
| Sep 19 | 43.00 ships/day | −15.7% |
| Sep 20 | 42.00 ships/day | −2.3% |
| Sep 21 | 38.00 ships/day | −9.5% |
| Sep 22 | 47.00 ships/day | +23.7% |
| Sep 23 | 32.00 ships/day | −31.9% |
| Sep 24 | 41.00 ships/day | +28.1% |
| Sep 25 | 37.00 ships/day | −9.8% |
| Sep 26 | 48.00 ships/day | +29.7% |
| Sep 27 | 37.00 ships/day | −22.9% |
| Sep 28 | 28.00 ships/day | −24.3% |
| Sep 29 | 40.00 ships/day | +42.9% |
| Sep 30 | 45.00 ships/day | +12.5% |
| Oct 1 | 55.00 ships/day | +22.2% |
| Oct 2 | 42.00 ships/day | −23.6% |
| Oct 3 | 46.00 ships/day | +9.5% |
| Oct 4 | 46.00 ships/day | 0.0% |
| Oct 5 | 36.00 ships/day | −21.7% |
| Oct 6 | 48.00 ships/day | +33.3% |
| Oct 7 | 32.00 ships/day | −33.3% |
| Oct 8 | 37.00 ships/day | +15.6% |
| Oct 9 | 55.00 ships/day | +48.6% |
| Oct 10 | 41.00 ships/day | −25.5% |
| Oct 11latest | 43.00 ships/day | +4.9% |
Lately
The fortnight's news was the Houthi war on Saudi Arabia, from the strikes on the Riyadh airport to Egypt's debate over sending troops, but none of it concerns ships or explains the canal's traffic.