Current Bab-al-Mandeb tanker traffic at the end of April 2026 appears consistent with 1Q2026 Suez Canal tanker traffic, nothing more

 Suez Canal Tanker Traffic 1Q26 v 1Q22

 

SOUTH

Tankers per day +1.6 to 7.5

Tonnage per ship +16.7% 

NORTH

Tankers per day +0.3 to 7.9

Tonnage per ship +18.9% 

 

Bab-el-Mandeb Strait Tanker Traffic 4/28-5/4/2026

SOUTH

7.42/day

NORTH

8.14/day