Suez Container Ships Near Low for All of 2025
Transits by container ships through the Suez Canal ticked closer to a low for all of 2025 even as global carriers mulled a return to the Mideast trade route.
The final week of November saw the second-lowest number of boxship transits through the waterway this year, said Xeneta Chief Analyst Peter Sand, a total of 28 containerships compared to 30 the previous week and 25 for the week of Sept. 15-21.
“July had the lowest monthly number of transits, 146, marking a change of direction in the trend,” Sand said on LinkedIn, quoting data from shipping agency Leth in Egypt. “An average 4.7 container ships were transiting the Suez Canal...
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