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Suez Corridor

Suez Canal, Egypt

Mythic · held by 188 collectors

The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean to the Red Sea across 193 kilometres of Egyptian desert, eliminating the need to circumnavigate Africa — a 7,000-kilometre detour that would add 14 days to Asia-Europe voyages. Approximately 15% of global maritime trade transits the canal annually: 20,000 vessels, 12% of global trade volume, 30% of global container traffic. The canal generates USD 10 billion per year in Egyptian state revenue. When the Ever Given grounded in March 2021 for six days, it generated an estimated USD 9.6 billion per day in delayed trade — the most expensive single shipping incident in history. The 2024 Houthi campaign in the Red Sea rerouted 40% of normal Suez traffic around the Cape of Good Hope within 90 days, demonstrating the corridor's vulnerability to sub-state disruption. This is the world's most consequential artificial waterway.

suez · canal · egypt · chokepoint