Major Maritime Canals
Every canal has unique transit requirements — vessel size, draft, tonnage certificates, pilot boarding and booking procedures.
Suez Canal
🇪🇬 Egypt
Length
193 km
Traffic
51/day avg
Max Draft
20.1m
Key Req.
SCNT required
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Panama Canal
🇵🇦 Panama
Length
82 km
Traffic
35–40/day
Max Draft
15.2m
Key Req.
PC/UMS tonnage
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Kiel Canal
🇩🇪 Germany
Length
98 km
Traffic
90/day avg
Max Draft
9.5m
Key Req.
Beam ≤ 32.5m
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Corinth Canal
🇬🇷 Greece
Length
6.3 km
Traffic
Small vessels only
Max Draft
7m
Key Req.
Beam ≤ 17.6m
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Welland Canal
🇨🇦 Canada
Length
43 km
Traffic
Seasonal
Max Draft
8.2m
Key Req.
Great Lakes locks
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White Sea-Baltic Canal
🇷🇺 Russia
Length
227 km
Traffic
Summer season
Max Draft
4m
Key Req.
Small vessels
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