Suez Canal transits
53 ships/day
+39.47% day
The number of ships passing through the Suez Canal each day, the shortcut between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea that carries a large share of Europe-Asia trade. When the southern approach turns dangerous, traffic reroutes around Africa and freight costs rise.
Aug 30 · 53.00 ships/day · +20.5% vs the window’s open
the numbers54
| when | value | change |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 8 | 44.00 ships/day | |
| Jul 9 | 37.00 ships/day | −15.9% |
| Jul 10 | 44.00 ships/day | +18.9% |
| Jul 11 | 48.00 ships/day | +9.1% |
| Jul 12 | 39.00 ships/day | −18.8% |
| Jul 13 | 43.00 ships/day | +10.3% |
| Jul 14 | 34.00 ships/day | −20.9% |
| Jul 15 | 42.00 ships/day | +23.5% |
| Jul 16 | 39.00 ships/day | −7.1% |
| Jul 17 | 44.00 ships/day | +12.8% |
| Jul 18 | 46.00 ships/day | +4.5% |
| Jul 19 | 43.00 ships/day | −6.5% |
| Jul 20 | 36.00 ships/day | −16.3% |
| Jul 21 | 40.00 ships/day | +11.1% |
| Jul 22 | 44.00 ships/day | +10.0% |
| Jul 23 | 46.00 ships/day | +4.5% |
| Jul 24 | 46.00 ships/day | 0.0% |
| Jul 25 | 37.00 ships/day | −19.6% |
| Jul 26 | 37.00 ships/day | 0.0% |
| Jul 27 | 51.00 ships/day | +37.8% |
| Jul 28 | 43.00 ships/day | −15.7% |
| Jul 29 | 39.00 ships/day | −9.3% |
| Jul 30 | 47.00 ships/day | +20.5% |
| Jul 31 | 38.00 ships/day | −19.1% |
| Aug 1 | 42.00 ships/day | +10.5% |
| Aug 2 | 31.00 ships/day | −26.2% |
| Aug 3 | 44.00 ships/day | +41.9% |
| Aug 4 | 35.00 ships/day | −20.5% |
| Aug 5 | 43.00 ships/day | +22.9% |
| Aug 6 | 39.00 ships/day | −9.3% |
| Aug 7 | 43.00 ships/day | +10.3% |
| Aug 8 | 35.00 ships/day | −18.6% |
| Aug 9 | 48.00 ships/day | +37.1% |
| Aug 10 | 43.00 ships/day | −10.4% |
| Aug 11high | 57.00 ships/day | +32.6% |
| Aug 12low | 27.00 ships/day | −52.6% |
| Aug 13 | 40.00 ships/day | +48.1% |
| Aug 14 | 39.00 ships/day | −2.5% |
| Aug 15 | 39.00 ships/day | 0.0% |
| Aug 16 | 41.00 ships/day | +5.1% |
| Aug 17 | 46.00 ships/day | +12.2% |
| Aug 18 | 39.00 ships/day | −15.2% |
| Aug 19 | 45.00 ships/day | +15.4% |
| Aug 20 | 33.00 ships/day | −26.7% |
| Aug 21 | 55.00 ships/day | +66.7% |
| Aug 22 | 39.00 ships/day | −29.1% |
| 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 30latest | 53.00 ships/day | +39.5% |
Lately
Traffic remains hostage to the Red Sea's southern end: Houthi forces advanced on the strait at Mokha, killing 81 in a day, and a Houthi missile struck a Saudi supertanker off Yanbu. Egypt has answered by courting outside guarantors — Xi Jinping's Cairo visit pitched a Middle East security framework — while Russia markets the Northern Sea Route as an alternative.