Last June, the Suez Canal was crossed by a total of 1,208 ships, with an increase of +20.7% on the June 2025, of which 485 tankers (+18.6%) and 723 units of other type (+22.1%). The SCNT tons of the total number of ships amounted to €56.9 million (+42.2%) and the rights paid by ships amounted to 22.2 billion Egyptian pounds ($440 million) (+42.3%).

In the second quarter of 2026, the Egyptian channel was crossed by 3,580 ships, with an increase of +16.5% on the same period last year, of which 1,526 tankers (+22.3%) and 2,054 ships of other types (+12.5%). The total of the Suez Canal Net Tonnage of the ships transited stood at 163.9 million tonnes SCNT (+33.8%) and transit charges paid in the last quarter April-June amounted to 66.6 billion Egyptian pounds (+35.4%).

In the first half of this year, traffic through the The canal was a total of 6,904 ships for a total of 306.8 million tonnes SCNT, up by +14.0% and +28.9% on the first half of 2025, of which 2,914 ships tank (+23.1%) and 3,990 other types of units (+8.2%). I transit fees paid by ships during the period amounted to 122.5 billion EGP (+29.4%).