Back to Suez – Why the rush?

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Container carriers’ plans to return to the Suez Canal offer limited apparent economic benefit when weighed against security and reputational risks. The article questions the rush to resume the route, citing an analysis from the Container Forecaster.

The economic benefit to carriers of returning to Suez looks surprisingly thin when weighed against the security and reputational risk. This is an extract from the Container Forecaster Issue 3 2026, released 30 September. The apparent eagerness of container lines to return to the Suez Canal is difficult to explain if the calculation is reduced ...