Suez Canal transits jump 27% in August as revenue climbs to $567.1M
Suez Canal Authority said vessel transits through the waterway increased 27% year over year in August. Revenue climbed 56.7% to $567.1 million while net tonnage rose 51.1% to 68.3 million tons.
In August, the canal saw 1,358 transits, up from 1,070 a year earlier. The figures work out to an average of nearly 44 vessel passages per day, up from about 35 a day a year earlier. July traffic totaled 1,340 vessels and $505 million in revenue, showing a sequential gain in August. The increase reflects a gradual return of carriers such as Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to the Red Sea‑Suez corridor after months of diversions around Africa. CMA CGM had already moved 60 vessels through the canal in September, while Cosco’s return began with a single voyage on September 16 and three more ships planned.
“navigation through the canal was operating normally and characterized the waterway as safe, amid an improving shipping environment following the extended Red Sea disruption that sent many Asia-Europe and -North America services on longer diversions around Africa,” Osama Rabie, Suez Canal Authority Chairman said.
Prior to Houthi attacks in late 2023, the canal saw about 80 container vessels each week, but by mid‑January 2026 weekly transits had fallen to just 26 as shippers kept to longer routes around Africa.
What we know
Suez Canal vessel transits increased 27% year over year in August.
Revenue climbed 56.7% to $567.1 million in August.
Net tonnage increased 51.1% to 68.3 million tons in August.
A total of 1,358 vessels transited the canal in August, compared with 1,070 in the same month of 2025.
The figures translate to an average of nearly 44 vessel passages a day in August, compared with about 35 a day in August 2025.