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Suez Canal A tracked procurement-relevant organisation, company, supplier, country, region, port, commodity, regulator, route or similar subject.

Critical Egypt-controlled shipping canal linking the Mediterranean and Red Sea.

Shipping Route 57 mentions The number of distinct real collected signals in which the entity has been identified. First seen 7th June 2026 Last seen 24th September 2026

  • 2Open events Canonical events linked to this entity that are still Breaking, Active or Monitoring -- not yet Closed, rejected or merged into another event.
  • 2Linked events
  • 0Developing situations
  • 1Report appearances

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Headline The concise title of the canonical procurement event. Type The kind of real-world development identified, such as a supply shortage, contract award, regulatory change or production disruption. Significance Significance estimates the potential procurement impact of the event, including factors such as supply, cost, operations, geography and strategic importance. Confidence Confidence indicates how reliable ProcIntel considers the event assessment based on the quality, quantity and independence of the supporting evidence. It does not measure the event's importance. Lifecycle Lifecycle shows the current state of the development: Breaking is newly detected, Active remains current, Monitoring is being watched for further changes, and Closed is no longer actively developing. Articles The number of source articles linked to this canonical event. Several articles may describe the same underlying development. Evidence strength A plain-language assessment of how much independent evidence supports the Developing Intelligence thread.
Sea-Intelligence: Golden Week Capacity Distortions Port congestion 2 · Moderate 2 · Low Breaking 1 Low
Congestion masks container shipping’s coming capacity shock Port congestion 3 · Material 2 · Low Breaking 1 Low

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Reports Weekly Intelligence Report editions in which an event or Developing Intelligence thread linked to this entity has appeared.

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31 August – 6 September 2026 Weekly Intelligence Supply Chain Logistics Congestion masks container shipping’s coming capacity shock

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Timeline Every recorded action involving this entity -- source mentions, linked events being created or updated, Developing Intelligence links, report appearances and entity-record actions such as merges -- in one dated feed. Nothing here is inferred; each entry is drawn from an existing record.

  1. Mentioned in "Yang Ming and OOCL eye Suez Canal return as carrier traffic increases"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  2. Mentioned in "‎Oil tankers: Who owns ships, who controls trade?"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  3. Mentioned in "New data shows Suez route transits rose 27% in August"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  4. Mentioned in "Sea-Intelligence: Golden Week Capacity Distortions"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  5. Mentioned in "Suez return cuts India-Savannah transit times by up to 14 days"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  6. Mentioned in "The Suez Route Is Returning. The Voyage Is Not Yet Normal."

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  7. Mentioned in "Global Shipping Costs Explode as Hormuz Disruptions Hit Key Trade Routes"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  8. Mentioned in "COSCO returns to Suez Canal as OOCL Portugal makes southbound transit"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  9. Mentioned in "Container Shipping Returns to Suez Despite Rising Red Sea Risks"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  10. Mentioned in "MSC partially restores Suez transits on Indusa service"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  11. Mentioned in "Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd Set for Return to Suez Canal Shipping"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  12. Mentioned in "Suez return moves beyond isolated container services"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  13. Mentioned in "Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd Accelerate Return to Suez Despite Red Sea Risks"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  14. Mentioned in "Gemini steps up return to Suez with four more Asia-Europe services"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  15. Mentioned in "Gemini brings four services back to Red Sea - Suez route"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  16. Mentioned in "Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk return four Gemini services to Red Sea route"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  17. Mentioned in "Houthis Advance on Bab al-Mandeb as Saudi Oil Route Comes Under Threat"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  18. Mentioned in "Maersk adds Salalah call to AE15 service"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  19. Mentioned in "Suez returns raise bunching fears"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  20. Mentioned in "How Suez and Hormuz became a linked risk-transfer market"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  21. Mentioned in "Suez Canal Revival Gathers Pace as Hormuz Crisis Reroutes Ships"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  22. Mentioned in "Oil Tankers Flood Back Into Suez Canal As Red Sea Risk Grows"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  23. Mentioned in "Hapag-Lloyd vessel makes Suez Canal transit"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  24. Appeared in the 31 August – 6 September 2026 Weekly Intelligence report

    Congestion masks container shipping’s coming capacity shock

  25. Mentioned in "MSC introduces piracy and Suez surcharges on Asia-Mediterranean cargo"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  26. Mentioned in "Containers Red Sea and Suez return – a surge in ship size"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  27. Mentioned in "Egypt and China launch next phase of Suez free zone deal"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  28. Mentioned in "Why the Red Sea’s return is real and reversible"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  29. Mentioned in "Suez Canal rebound helps lift Egypt’s economic growth"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  30. Mentioned in "Full Asia-Europe return to Suez would reverse head-haul demand growth"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  31. Mentioned in "Congestion masks container shipping’s coming capacity shock"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  32. Mentioned in "Korea tests Arctic route with first trial voyage in decade"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  33. Mentioned in "Bangkok Maersk makes first Suez Canal transit"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  34. Mentioned in "MSC schedules more east-west liner services for Suez Canal transit"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  35. Mentioned in "Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone draws $7bn from investors"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  36. Mentioned in "Japan Holds Off on New Oil Reserve Release Despite September Import Drop"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  37. Mentioned in "MSC partially restores Suez Canal transits"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  38. Mentioned in "‘Money on the table’ as US container rate spread hits $3,334"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  39. Mentioned in "CMA CGM plans to increase Suez Canal transits"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  40. Mentioned in "Seven MSC box ships ‘go dark’ as they resume Suez canal transits"

    The text "Suez canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  41. Mentioned in "Red Sea transits: selectivity rules for liners as the arithmetic changes"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  42. Mentioned in "Gemini and Ocean Alliance expand Suez Canal routings"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  43. Mentioned in "India restores cabotage waiver for foreign carriers in 'policy stability' push"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  44. Mentioned in "After massive Q1 loss, Maersk returns another service to Suez"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  45. Mentioned in "Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd Expand Red Sea Return With New Jeddah Call"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  46. Mentioned in "Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd reroute Gemini service through Red Sea"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  47. Mentioned in "Boxship detours round Cape of Good Hope drop to lowest since 2024"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  48. Mentioned in "‎Aramco CEO: Hormuz oil shock biggest in history"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  49. Mentioned in "How the Damietta strike redraws the Eastern Mediterranean–Red Sea system"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.

  50. Mentioned in "IMF completes Egypt reviews, unlocks $1.8 billion for nation resilient to war effects"

    The text "Suez Canal" in the article matched a known alias of Suez Canal.