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Tanker Transits: Suez Canal vs Cape of Good Hope

Published by James Liu and Hannah Scott,

Tracking the shift in crude and product tanker routing due to Red Sea geopolitical disruptions.

Data question
How have tanker transit volumes shifted between the Suez Canal and the Cape of Good Hope?
Freshness
Weekly
Sources
Kpler, Vortexa, Lloyd's List Intelligence
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Dataset

Generated Apr 17, 2026, 12:03 AM

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Tanker Transits: Suez Canal vs Cape of Good Hope

Vessels

Sources

Latest public estimates based on Kpler and Lloyd's List Intelligence vessel-tracking data. Reflects the Q1 2026 partial recovery in Suez transits followed by a sharp drop in late March and early April 2026, as renewed Houthi escalations forced crude and product tankers back to the Cape of Good Hope routing.

WeekSuez CanalCape of Good Hope
2026-01-1866146
2026-01-2568140
2026-02-0170138
2026-02-0872135
2026-02-1575132
2026-02-2271136
2026-03-0168142
2026-03-0865145
2026-03-1562148
2026-03-2255155
2026-03-2945165
2026-04-0538172
2026-04-1235175