Drewry: Suez Traffic Showing Strong Momentum

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Steady transit traffic via Suez During the week ended 18 Oct, 55 containership transited the Suez Canal (in either direction), up 120% when compared with the number in the same week of 2025, as carriers continued their gradual policy of returning to the Suez route.

There have now been 3 weeks with more than 50 Suez transits a week, indicating a strong momentum in the return of containerships from the Cape of Good Hope route to the Suez route. The average number of transits via Suez was 57 in the latest 3 weeks, up 36% from the average in the previous three weeks. Source: Drewry

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