Return to Suez transits raises congestion fears at Red Sea ports

Evergreen is planning eight ad hoc Suez Canal and Bab-el-Mandeb Strait transits for its Far East–Europe services, according to Alphaliner, alongside four sailings aimed specifically at the Red Sea market.

The Taiwanese carrier’s 16,556 teu Ever Eon made its first Suez transit last weekend, on its way from Rotterdam to Singapore on the Ocean Alliance’s China Europe Shuttle (CES) service.

Three more eastbound CES transits are planned this year, and Ever Even is scheduled to make a westbound passage, reaching Suez on 12 December.

Evergreen is also preparing to restore direct Far East–Red Sea connections through its ad hoc OGRD service, deploying vessels of 7,024-9,466 teu, on a rotation including Jeddah, Sokhna, and Aqaba. The first vessel, the 7,024 teu Ever Superb, is scheduled to depart Qingdao on 14 November.

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