MARITIME CHOKE POINT · OPERATIONAL STATUS
Suez Canal
Egyptian canal connecting the Mediterranean to the Red Sea, the shortest sea route between Europe and Asia.
Confidence 75%
Strategic significance
Throughput: ~12% of global seaborne trade; ~30% of global container traffic; ~9 million bpd oil
Suez Canal throughput remains materially suppressed as a direct consequence of the sustained Bab-el-Mandeb disruption, which has severed the commercially viable feeder traffic from the southern approach. Canal authority transit revenues and vessel count are well below pre-disruption norms, and the canal continues to operate below capacity with a disproportionate share of traffic being smaller or specialist vessels unwilling to reroute. The northern approach via the Mediterranean remains operationally clear.
Current events
Specific incidents, sanctions actions, naval activity, or vessel restrictions visible in the latest open-source signals.
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Throughput suppression linked to Red Sea diversion
Canal transits remain significantly below the pre-disruption baseline as most major container and tanker operators continue Cape of Good Hope routing, materially reducing Suez Canal Authority revenue and northbound cargo volume.
30-Day Operational Outlook
Suez Canal throughput is expected to remain suppressed over the next 30 days, directly correlated with conditions at Bab-el-Mandeb; any normalisation of the southern Red Sea corridor would rapidly restore northbound traffic.
Authoritative sources
Operators, regulators, and industry trackers for Suez Canal.
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