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Lloyd's List Intelligence data show 305 cargo vessels carrying 27.6 million tons transited the Suez Canal from October 19 to 25, 2026. Weekly tonnage was 35% above the October 2025 average but still 36% below pre-Red Sea-crisis levels, and ultra-large container ship transits have risen since September.
A partial return of traffic through Suez eases vessel capacity tightness and could soften ocean freight rates over time, though volumes remain well below normal and routing risk persists.
shippingarabia.comAbdulRahman Taleb AliNov 2, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
