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Suez Canal Authority tows disabled tanker to Port Said

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Key takeaways

  • The oil tanker Alyssum has been towed to safety after the sudden failure of its main engines off the coast of El Alamein, Egypt,
  • Exposed: BWET, IYT, FRO, DHT, INSW
  • Market reaction: price tracking starts with the next trading session.

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Suez Canal Authority tows disabled tanker to Port Said

The oil tanker Alyssum has been towed to safety after the sudden failure of its main engines off the coast of El Alamein, Egypt,

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF-3.3% 17d

    Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • USO United States Oil Fund-1.1% 30d

    United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

  • AFK VanEck Africa Index ETF

    VanEck Africa Index ETF holds stocks listed in Africa, which this story is about (“egypt”).

  • FRO Frontline+1.0% 30d

    Frontline (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • DHT DHT Holdings

    DHT Holdings (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • INSW International Seaways-10.8% 16d

    International Seaways (water transportation): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • TNK Teekay Tankers

    Teekay Tankers (water transportation): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping Services-2.4% 30d

    ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “suez” (container shipping) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
BWET+35.08%+5.02%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
USO+5.62%-2.06%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
AFK-4.17%-1.13%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
FRO+14.63%+6.76%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
DHT+15.43%+6.67%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
INSW+7.59%+1.40%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
TNK+11.16%+3.34%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
ZIM+1.38%+2.00%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

Suez Canal Authority tows disabled tanker to Port Said Shipping Telegraph

Source: Shipping Telegraph

5 earlier Suez Canal stories for Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)

In the last 5 similar stories, Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) moved an average of -9.98% the next day. The best was +0.12% and the worst was -19.70%, from 3 prices.

CompanyWhenAverageLargest gainLargest dropPrices
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)the next day-9.98%+0.12%-19.70%3
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)three days later-11.72%+4.59%-28.03%2
Ishares Tr (IYT)the next day+1.85%+2.47%+1.22%2
Ishares Tr (IYT)three days later+1.09%+1.75%+0.44%2
Frontline (FRO)the next day-4.11%-4.11%-4.11%2
Frontline (FRO)three days later-2.33%-2.33%-2.33%2

Price since this story was published: Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
AFKthree days earlier-1.13%final price
AFKfive days earlier-4.17%final price
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)three days earlier+5.02%final price
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)five days earlier+35.08%final price
DHT Holdings (DHT)three days earlier+6.67%final price
DHT Holdings (DHT)five days earlier+15.43%final price
Frontline (FRO)three days earlier+6.76%final price
Frontline (FRO)five days earlier+14.63%final price
International Seaways (INSW)three days earlier+1.40%final price
International Seaways (INSW)five days earlier+7.59%final price
Teekay Tankers (TNK)three days earlier+3.34%final price
Teekay Tankers (TNK)five days earlier+11.16%final price
USOthree days earlier-2.06%final price
USOfive days earlier+5.62%final price
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM)three days earlier+2.00%final price
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM)five days earlier+1.38%final price

Suez Canal, seven days against thirty

Suez Canal

Geopolitics Alpha has 5 stories about Suez Canal from the past 7 days and 9 stories from the past 30. That is faster than its usual pace over the past month. “Suez Canal Authority tows disabled tanker to Port Said” is tagged to Suez Canal.

Who gains and who pays if Suez Canal stays in the story

Likely winners

  • FRO Frontline

    Frontline (FRO) tends to benefit, medium confidence in the 9 Nov 2026 story “Suez Canal Authority tows disabled tanker to Port Said.” Reason on file: Frontline (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story

  • DHT DHT Holdings

    In “Suez Canal Authority tows disabled tanker to Port Said,” DHT Holdings (DHT) tends to benefit, medium confidence. Reason on file: DHT Holdings (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story

  • INSW International Seaways

    International Seaways (INSW) tends to benefit, medium confidence in the 9 Nov 2026 story “Suez Canal Authority tows disabled tanker to Port Said.” Reason on file: International Seaways (water transportation): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story

  • TNK Teekay Tankers

    For “Suez Canal Authority tows disabled tanker to Port Said,” Teekay Tankers (TNK) tends to benefit, medium confidence. Reason on file: Teekay Tankers (water transportation): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story

No up or down call on file

  • BWET Amplify Commodity Trust

    Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 9 Nov 2026 story “Suez Canal Authority tows disabled tanker to Port Said.” Reason on file: Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “suez” (container shipping) in this story

  • IYT Ishares Tr

    Ishares Tr (IYT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 9 Nov 2026 story “Suez Canal Authority tows disabled tanker to Port Said.” Reason on file: iShares U.S. Transportation ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “suez” (container shipping) in this story

  • ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping Services

    ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 9 Nov 2026 story “Suez Canal Authority tows disabled tanker to Port Said.” Reason on file: ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “suez” (container shipping) in this story

  • MATX Matson

    For “Suez Canal Authority tows disabled tanker to Port Said,” Matson (MATX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Matson (water transportation): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “suez” (container shipping) in this story

What Suez Canal means for Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)

The 9 Nov 2026 story “Suez Canal Authority tows disabled tanker to Port Said” names Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) because of Suez Canal.

For Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET), the reason on file says Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “suez” (container shipping) in this story

Ishares Tr (IYT) is here too. Its reason reads: iShares U.S. Transportation ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “suez” (container shipping) in this story

Price levels for Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)

BWET traded between 788.51 and 1047.07 across 17 sessions. The latest close on file is 907.20. FRO traded between 47.51 and 59.74 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 48.49.

How solid the energy case looks

46 out of 100

“Suez Canal Authority tows disabled tanker to Port Said” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.