Suez Canal To Operate At Full Capacity With Return Of Red Sea Stability

The Suez Canal, one of the world’s most used shipping lanes will resume full operations as major shipping lines slowly return, after improved stability in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab regions.

This announcement was made after a meeting between Admiral Ossama Rabiee, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), and Mr. Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), held at the SCA headquarters in Ismailia on Tuesday.

Adm. Rabiee confirmed that the Suez Canal is prepared to operate at full capacity, welcoming the return of global trade. He said that the major shipping lines are already returning to transit through the canal, with vessels from the CMA CGM shipping line scheduled to begin transiting the Suez Canal on January 23.

The Suez Canal has faced several challenges in recent months due to tensions in the Red Sea region.

During the first quarter of the 2024/2025 fiscal year, the number of vessels passing thro…

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