Navigating the Suez Canal is a true engineering marvel and a key moment in global trade. This canal, linking the Mediterranean and Red Seas, stretches one hundred ninety-three kilometers and handles about nineteen thousand ships annually. Managed by Egypt, it's not just a waterway but a strategic artery, cutting thousands of kilometers off routes between Europe and Asia. The process is tightly organized. Ships form convoys that travel in both directions twice daily. The northern convoy starts from Port Said, the southern from Suez. Local pilots-experienced captains-are mandatory on board to guide ships through narrow sections and avoid shallows. The canal is single-lane for most of its length, but bypass areas, like the Great Bitter Lake, allow ships to pass each other. The canal's width is about two hundred five meters, with a depth of up to twenty-four meters, accommodating even the largest container ships. However, there are limits: ships with a draft over twenty meters.