Last August, 1,070 ships passed through the Suez Canal, with a decrease of -3.3% on August 2024 which was determined by both the -3.1% reduction in ship transits tanker which fell to 411 units both from the decrease in the -3.5% of crossings of other types of ships amounted to 659 unit. The net tonnage of ships transited is increased by +2.5% to 45.2 million tons SCNT. Revenues were also on the rise generated by transit fees paid by ships that have been totalling 17.5 billion Egyptian pounds (367 billion million dollars), with an increase of +6.1% on August 2014. last year.

In the first eight months of 2025, the Egyptian channel was crossed by a total of 8,180 ships, with a decrease of -9.4% on the same period last year, of which 3,210 ships tanker (-4.3%) and 4,970 ships of other types (-12.4%). The net tonnage of ships transited was equal to 328.2 million tonnes (-10.3%) and the rights of transit paid by ships in the period amounted to 129.7 billion Egyptian pounds (+10.4%).

Meanwhile, a new bridge was inaugurated yesterday floating for the crossing of vehicles and pedestrians in the Suez Canal at kilometer 86.6. On the occasion of the ceremony the chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, Osama Rabie, highlighted that in the last ten years the crossing axes of the canal towards Sinai have doubled to 25. The new bridge is 280 meters long, 15 meters wide and consists of four floating pontoons for a total weight of 1,650 Tons.