Suez Canal Live: Status, Map and Shipping News

Updated 09:34 UTC · 29 Oct 2026

MonitorWorld's chokepoint model rates the Suez Canal YELLOW (elevated risk) with a disruption score of 30/100 as of 09:34 UTC; main driver: JWC Listed Area: adjacent to active Red Sea conflict and Iran-Israel war spillover. The canal is open and run by Egypt's Suez Canal Authority, but traffic depends on the Red Sea: when ships avoid the Bab el-Mandeb, they also skip Suez.

YELLOW

Status (our chokepoint model)

as of 09:34 UTC

30/100

Disruption score

as of 09:34 UTC

Media reports, past 3 days

as of 09:34 UTC

193 km

Length of the canal

no locks, sea level

[ fig. 1 ] SUEZ CANALStatus yellowMain route (approx.)Conflict events (UCDP)

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Key context

Why the Suez Canal matters

Opened in 1869 and nationalised by Egypt in 1956, the canal cuts about 7,000 km off a voyage between Europe and Asia compared with sailing around Africa. Before the Red Sea crisis it carried roughly 12 to 15% of world trade and was one of Egypt's largest sources of foreign currency, with record revenue of about 10 billion dollars in 2023.

When Houthi attacks began in late 2023, transits fell by more than half and Egypt's canal revenue dropped sharply in 2024. Every change in Red Sea security shows up in Suez traffic within days.

When the canal itself stopped

In March 2021 the container ship Ever Given ran aground and blocked the canal for six days, holding up hundreds of ships and an estimated 9 to 10 billion dollars of trade per day. The canal has since been widened and deepened at its southern end to make a repeat less likely.

All 13 chokepoints right now

Chokepoint	Status	Score
Suez Canal	YELLOW	30
Strait of Malacca	GREEN	0
Strait of Hormuz	RED	70
Bab el-Mandeb	YELLOW	40
Panama Canal	GREEN	0
Taiwan Strait	YELLOW	20
Cape of Good Hope	GREEN	15
Strait of Gibraltar	GREEN	15
Bosporus Strait	YELLOW	30
Korea Strait	GREEN	0
Dover Strait	GREEN	15
Kerch Strait	RED	70
Lombok Strait	GREEN	0

Questions and answers

Is the Suez Canal open?

Yes. The canal is open, and Egypt's Suez Canal Authority publishes transit numbers. Our model rates the route YELLOW (elevated risk) today, mainly because of the risk in the Red Sea and at the Bab el-Mandeb, not in the canal itself.

How many ships use the Suez Canal per day?

In normal years about 50 to 70 ships a day. During the Red Sea crisis that fell to roughly half, as many container ships and tankers sailed around Africa instead.

Why are ships avoiding the Suez Canal?

Because the route to and from the canal passes the Bab el-Mandeb, where Houthi forces have attacked ships since late 2023. Owners weigh longer voyages around the Cape of Good Hope against attack risk and war-risk insurance.

Who owns the Suez Canal?

Egypt. The Suez Canal Authority, a state body, has run it since Egypt nationalised the canal in 1956.

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Sources

MonitorWorld chokepoint model: status (green / yellow / red) and a 0-100 disruption score from a threat baseline, navigational warnings and AIS disruption signals. A risk rating, not an official notice.
The GDELT Project (DOC 2.0 API): media reports, matched by keyword. Headlines link to the publisher; MonitorWorld does not verify them.
MonitorWorld news digest: headlines from public news feeds (Reuters, AP, BBC, Al Jazeera and others), severity rated by our model. Each headline links to the publisher.
UCDP Candidate Events Dataset: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, CC BY 4.0. Candidate (preliminary) events to 30 Sep 2026, not live. Fatalities are UCDP best / low / high estimates.
U.S. Energy Information Administration: oil flow and bypass pipeline figures for the Strait of Hormuz.

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