Suez Canal revenue rose 13% to US$1.26 billion in the second quarter of 2026 as vessel traffic and oil tanker transits recovered, CAPMAS data show.
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Key Facts
—The headline: Suez Canal revenue reached US$1.26 billion in the second quarter of 2026, up 13% on the first quarter’s US$1.1 billion. It is the strongest quarter since early 2024.
—Traffic: Transits rose 7.7% to 3,580 vessels. Net tonnage climbed 18.3% to about 169 million tonnes, from 142.9 million.
—Tankers led: Oil tanker transits were up 22.3% on the year at 1,526 vessels, against 1,248 in the same quarter of 2025.
The canal generated $419 million in revenue in April, up 27% year over year.
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