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Une el Mediterráneo con el mar Rojo: 4,9 millones de barriles diarios en el primer semestre de 2025, contando el oleoducto SUMED. Los buques cargados pueden calar hasta 66 ft (20,1 m) si su manga no supera los 50 m; los buques más anchos siguen la tabla de calado por manga de la autoridad del canal. Los buques pasan en dos convoyes diarios, por lo que es normal esperar hasta un día, y desde el 15 de julio de 2026 los buques tanque de crudo pagan un recargo temporal del 37 % cargados y del 27 % en lastre. El oleoducto SUMED, de 2,5 millones de barriles diarios, permite a los mayores buques tanque evitar el canal.
| Concepto | Valor | Condiciones | Fecha | Fuente |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suez Canal | ||||
| max draught | 66 (20.12) ft (m) | loaded; only with beam ≤164'0" (49.99 m); must not exceed Tropical LL; sea trial before first passage if >50 ft | Dec 2020 edition (in force 1 Jan 2021) | Suez Canal Authority (A) |
| max draught vs beam | Table 2 (313 rows, 66'0"↔164'0" … 40'0"↔254'3") ft / m | loaded, both directions | Dec 2020 | SCA (A) |
| max draught, ballast | ≤ 40 ft | any beam up to 254'3" (Table 1, "recommended") | Dec 2020 | SCA (A) |
| max beam | 254'3" (77.50) ft (m) | >210 ft only with beam wind ≤10 kn; larger by special request | Dec 2020 | SCA (A) |
| max LOA | 400 m | longer by special arrangement | Dec 2020 | SCA (A) |
| max air draft | 68 m | above HHWL | Dec 2020 | SCA (A) |
| transit speed | 14 km/h | loaded oil tankers / bulk with draught >44 ft; others 16 km/h | Dec 2020 | SCA (A) |
| max loaded ship (headline) | 240,000 DWT | indicative; binding rule is Table 2 | undated web page (2015 column) | SCA (A) |
| max water depth | 24 m | 2010/2015 | undated | SCA (A) |
| crude tanker toll surcharge | +37 laden / +27 ballast % of normal dues | from 15 Jul 2026; temporary | 7 Jun 2026 | SCA (A) |
| oil flow 1H25 (incl. SUMED) | 4.9 (crude 2.8 / products 2.1) mb/d | 1H25 | EIA World Oil Transit Chokepoints (updated 2026-03-03; flows from Vortexa) (B) | |
| convoys | 2 per day (southbound 03:30, northbound 04:00); arrive Port Said by 23:00 for next southbound convoy | implies up to ~1 day wait | Suez Canal Authority (A) | |
| SUMED pipeline | ||||
| capacity | 2.5 mb/d | Ain Sukhna → Sidi Kerir; tariff not public | EIA World Oil Transit Chokepoints (updated 2026-03-03; flows from Vortexa) (B) | |