Last July, the Suez Canal was crossed from 1,340 ships, a number that represents an increase of +27.0% on the July 2025 and is the highest since January 2024 when the effects on ship traffic in the street began to manifest themselves of the Yemeni Houthi attacks on ships in Egypt transit in the Red Sea, incidents that began at the end of the 2023 and which have led most shipowners to abandon the sea route through Suez to move their ships to that which circumnavigates Africa rounding the Cape of Buna Speranza. I transits that took place in July 2026, however, are still very lower than before the crisis situation in Red Sea which then spread to the entire Middle East: July 2023, for example, the Suez Canal had been crossed by 2,158 ships, a number that represents the historical record for the month of July.

Last July, 526 ships passed through the Egyptian canal tanker (+21.8%) and 814 other types of ships (+30.7%), for a Total tonnage of 62.8 million Suez Canal Net Tonnage (+39,9%). Transit charges paid by ships transiting through July 2026 amounted to 25.4 billion EGP pounds (498 million dollars), up +45.1% on July 2025.

In the first seven months of this year, total maritime traffic in the Suez Canal was 8,244 ships, with a Growth of +15.9% over the corresponding period of 2025, of which 3,440 tankers (+22.9%) and 4,804 other types of ships (+11,5%). The total SCNT tonnage of the ships transited is 420.0 million tons (+30.5%) and the global value of the transit fees paid by ships stood at 166.7 billion EGP (+30.8%).

The growth in ship transits recorded in July 2026, with preliminary forecast data indicating a continuation of the positive trend also in the following month, does not seem to have suffered the impact of the concomitant resurgence of accidents in the region of the Red Sea connected to the maritime blockade declared by the Houthis against Saudi ports, with attacks conducted mainly against Saudi ships, which in any case determined a reduction in naval activity in the area. On the recovery of transits does not seem to have had a negative effect either the increase in transit rights announced in June by Suez Canal Authority, which evidently, in anticipation of an increase in transits had thought it could introduce an adjustment rates starting from 15 July after years of discounts granted to attract shipping companies ( of 9 June 2026).