Last April, the effects on traffic were accentuated Suez Canal of the crisis situation in the region of the Red Sea, where Houthi militiamen's attacks on ships have led to a significant decrease in the number of ship transits. In the month the Egyptian canal has been crossed in a total of from 1,124 ships, with a reduction of -51.1% on April 2023, of which 410 tankers (-45.6%) and 714 other types (-53.8%). The net SCNT tonnage of ships crossing the channel amounted to 43.8 million tonnes (-67.2%) and transit charges arising from vessel traffic amounted to 15.8 billion Egyptian pounds ($332 million), down -43.4% compared to April last year.

In the first four months of 2024, the Suez Canal was 4,721 ships crossed globally, down by -45.1% compared to the same period last year, including 1,648 tankers (-41.5%) and 3,073 other vessels (-46.9%) for a total of 194.1 million tonnes SCNT (-61.2%). Transits have generated Revenues amounted to 54.9 billion Egyptian pounds (-44.7%).