# Return to the Suez Canal route, Drewry: “Effect of the end of diversions on rates | World Ports Organization

> Drewry's Red Sea Diversion Tracker showed 26 container ships transiting Suez in the week ending January 11, up from 10 the prior week. Transits remain well below pre-crisis levels of about 55 northbound and 25 southbound per week.

- Date: 2026-01-13 · published 2026-01-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16893-return-to-the-suez-canal-route-drewry-effect-of-the-end-of-diversions-on-rates
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Gradual Suez return frees up effective container capacity, which points to lower freight rates over the coming months.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bearish ▼

## Sources

- worldports.org: https://www.worldports.org/return-to-the-suez-canal-route-drewry-effect-of-the-end-of-diversions-on-rates/

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