Port of Suez

🇪🇬 Egypt

Red Sea · Multi-Purpose Port

UN/LOCODE
EGSUZ
Country
🇪🇬 Egypt
Port Type
Multi-Purpose Port
Ocean Region
Red Sea
Latitude
29.9700° N
Longitude
32.5500° E

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Vessels on Sanctions Lists Seen at Suez

6 of the 32 vessels our AIS feed observed within 25 nm of Suez between 29 Apr 2026 and 5 Aug 2026 broadcast an IMO number that is on the OFAC, EU, UK or UN sanctions list today. The feed has delivered no positions since 5 Aug 2026, so these figures will not change until it resumes.

VesselIMOListed bySeen
AGNI
listed as AGNES
9314167 EU · UK 10 Jul 2026
MATARI
listed as ARABELA
9253313 EU · UK 1 Jul 2026
RIMMA
listed as SAMUDRA
9337901 EU · UK 2 Jun 2026
ELBUS 9290385 EU · UK 1 Jun 2026
9227479
listed as DELLA
9227479 OFAC (since 31 Dec 2025) 1 Jun 2026
PRODUCER
listed as Huihai Pacific
9346732 OFAC (since 10 Jan 2025) · EU · UK 19 May 2026 – 27 May 2026

The IMO is the one the ship broadcasts over AIS, a listing may postdate the sighting, and a sighting includes anchorages and canal or strait queues, so it is not proof of a port call. Open a vessel for its full screening record.

Joint War Committee listing

Not listed

Suez is not inside any Joint War Committee listed area (circular JWLA-035, 16 September 2026).

The Red Sea south of 25.5°N, outside Egyptian territorial waters, is listed: a passage south toward Bab el-Mandeb enters listed waters.

Source: Joint War Committee circular JWLA-035, 16 September 2026 (LMA/IUA), JWC Listed Areas for hull war, piracy, terrorism and related perils.

Regional Risk Context — Red Sea

Between 29 Apr 2026 and 5 Aug 2026, ArcNautical's AIS feed observed 32 distinct vessels at Suez, with Tanker making up 54% of those with a ship-type code — lower than the Red Sea regional average of 60%. Voyages to or from Suez in Egypt face the highest sustained kinetic threat of any commercial corridor. Since late 2023, Houthi forces in Yemen have attacked vessels in the southern Red Sea and Bab-el-Mandeb strait using anti-ship ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, naval mines, and unmanned surface vehicles. Major container lines have diverted around the Cape of Good Hope at significant cost. The Joint War Committee listed area covers the entire southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, and war risk premiums for transit have surged. Some underwriters now impose Houthi-related exclusion clauses. The corridor also passes through waters adjacent to Eritrea, Sudan, and Somalia — each with distinct port-state instability and sanctions exposure.

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Sea Distances

Routed sea distances from Suez to the principal global hubs, computed by ArcNautical's routing engine — around land and through the canals a ship actually uses, not great-circle.

Top Vessel Types (AIS observations)

Our AIS feed observed 32 distinct vessels at Suez between 29 Apr 2026 and 5 Aug 2026; 28 carry a confirmed AIS ship-type code. The most common categories:

54%
Tanker
15 vessels
46%
Cargo
13 vessels

The feed has delivered no positions since 5 Aug 2026, so these figures will not change until it resumes.

Port State Control Context

Suez falls under the Mediterranean MoU. The Mediterranean Memorandum of Understanding does not publish a public bulk detention feed. Member states (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia) operate under harmonised PSC protocols. Vessel-level detention probability is computed by ArcNautical using flag-state performance and on-board condition signals.

Latest Arrivals Recorded at Suez

The last 10 vessels our AIS feed recorded arriving between 29 Apr 2026 and 5 Aug 2026:

ArrivedVesselFlagType
2026-08-04 Unknown vessel Unknown
2026-08-03 LH MARVISTA 🇨🇳 CN Cargo
2026-08-03 ROYAL STAR 🇰🇳 KN Cargo
2026-07-30 WAN HAI 901 🇸🇬 SG Cargo
2026-07-19 KING LAN 🇵🇦 PA Cargo
2026-07-13 CECELLIA 🇸🇿 SZ Cargo
2026-07-10 RIDER 🇰🇳 KN Cargo
2026-07-10 AGNI EU · UK 🇨🇲 CM Tanker
2026-07-10 CS ZHE JIANG 🇭🇰 HK Tanker
2026-07-03 LOUISE 1 🇵🇦 PA Tanker

The feed has delivered no positions since 5 Aug 2026, so these figures will not change until it resumes.

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