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Suez Canal transits

Number of vessels transiting the Suez Canal per day.

21

ships/day · daily · 13 Sept

1D
−47.5%
30D
−46.2%
1Y

Last 12 months · markers link to event pages

172839506101/0309/0418/0527/0605/0813/09

Why it matters

A major source of Egypt's foreign-exchange income; the most direct measure of Red Sea risk.

Threshold · < 35

The threshold implies a marked loss in Egypt's canal revenue.

Threshold breached · warning zone < 40

Last 30 observations
DateValuevs previous observation
13 September 20262119
12 September 2026408
11 September 202648+11
10 September 2026370
9 September 2026376
8 September 202643+4
7 September 202639+9
6 September 20263012
5 September 20264214
4 September 202656+15
3 September 2026410
2 September 20264110
1 September 202651+21
31 August 20263011
30 August 202641+3
29 August 2026381
28 August 202639+6
27 August 2026338
26 August 20264110
25 August 202651+5
24 August 202646+9
23 August 2026372
22 August 20263916
21 August 202655+22
20 August 20263312
19 August 202645+6
18 August 2026397
17 August 202646+5
16 August 202641+2
15 August 202639