Suez Canal Authority Chairman Osama Rabie said on Saturday that the restoration of stability in the Red Sea is reshaping maritime navigation and reopening the door for major shipping lines to return to their traditional passage through the Suez Canal.
Speaking in a televised interview, Rabie stressed that “the return of calm to the Red Sea will impose a new reality,” one in which international carriers are expected to resume using the canal after months of security disruptions.
According to Rabie, the implementation of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza — brokered by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and U.S. President Donald Trump — has directly contributed to the easing of tensions in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. This stabilization, he noted, has restored safe navigation conditions for commercial vessels.
Rabie highlighted that the renewed security environment eliminates many of the risks that had previously forced ships to divert thousands of miles around the Cape of Good Hope, a costly and time-consuming alternative that strained global supply chains.
With calm now prevailing in one of the world’s most strategic waterways, Egyptian authorities anticipate a gradual but steady return of maritime traffic to pre-escalation levels. Rabie affirmed that the Suez Canal remains “the most efficient and economically viable route” for shipping between Asia, Europe, and beyond.
As global operators assess the changing security landscape, the Suez Canal’s recovery is poised to play a central role in restoring stability to international trade flows after months of uncertainty.
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