Last month, due to the crisis situation in the Red Sea and in the Gulf of Aden caused by the attacks of the Houthis to ships transiting in the region, maritime traffic in the Suez Canal fell by -36.8% and in the month revenue generated by transit charges paid by vessels crossing the canal has almost halved. This was announced by the Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, Osama Rabie, in an interview to the Egyptian television "ONtvLIVE", specifying that a January 2024, 1,362 ships transited compared to 2,155 in the same month last year. In addition, transit rights paid by ships amounted to $428 million, with a -46.7% decrease from $804.6 million in January 2023.