Last October, maritime traffic in the Suez Canal marked a slight decrease of -0.7% as there were transits of 1,128 ships compared to 1,136 in October 2024 when the Houthi rebel attacks on ships in the Red Sea region had already begun almost a year ago, drastically reducing ship traffic through the Egyptian waterway. In October 2025 tanker transits increased by +9.6% being 446 units of this type passed into the channel. On the other hand, the the transits of ships of other types which totaled 682 units (-6.5%). The overall figure for net tonnes SCNT of ships transited recorded a growth of +15.8% having been equal to 47.1 million tons. Last October, the transit fees paid by ships amounted to 17.7 billion of Egyptian pounds ($372 million) (+13.5%).

In the first ten months of 2025, the Egyptian canal 10,460 ships, with a decrease of -6.7% on the previous year, corresponding period last year, of which 4,107 tankers (-2.0%) and 6,353 other units (-9.5%). Tonnage net SCNT of ships transited amounted to €423.3 million tonnes (-5.4%) and transit charges paid by ships they stood at 150.3 billion EGP (+11.1%).