Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), Vice Admiral Osama Rabie, announced on Tuesday the start of a new phase in the return of container ships operated by major global shipping lines to transit the Suez Canal.
The CMA CGM Group has announced a full resumption of its vessel transits. This was highlighted by the passage of the CMA CGM Jacques Saade—one of the world’s largest LNG-powered container ships—which led the northbound convoy. Simultaneously, the CMA CGM Adonis completed a southbound transit carrying 154,000 tons.
In the same vein, Maersk Group has begun its gradual return to the canal following a new strategic partnership with the SCA. The Maersk Sebarok became the first vessel under this agreement to transit the waterway.
Chairman Rabie expects navigation rates to improve steadily throughout next year, with traffic projected to return to normal levels by the second half of 2025. He encouraged other global lines to follow suit and resume their Red Sea and Suez Canal routes.
