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In the 2010 Suez Canal it is crossed by 17.994 ships (+4.4%)
The cargos transported along the water way Egyptian are piled to 646,1 million tons (+15.5%)
February 9, 2011
Last year in the Suez Canal they are journeyed altogether 17,994 ships, with an increment of 4.4% regarding 17.228 ships in 2009. The oil tankers have been 3,552 (+2.1%) and the ships of other type 14,442 (+5.0%). Net tonnage of the ships journeyed in the course of the 2010 in the channel Egyptian is piled to 846,4 million tons (+15.2%).
Last year the volume of the goods transported by the ships that have crossed the channel has been pairs to 646,1 million tons, with a progression of 15.5% regarding 559,2 million tons in 2009. The cargo volumes transported in the direction north-south have been pairs to 318,0 million tons (+7.7%) and those transported in the direction south-north to 328,0 million tons (+24.3%).
In the single month of December 2010 in the channel they are journeyed 1,544 ships, with an increment of 13.4% regarding December 2009. The oil tankers have been 331 units (+7.5%) and the ships of other type 1,213 units (+6.0%). The cargos transported from the ships in transit are piled to 57,1 million tons (+11.8%), of which 28,2 million in the direction north-south (+5.5%) and 28,9 million in that south-north (+18.1%).
While also interruptions of the transit of the ships in the channel because of the protests and of strikes against the government in existence in Egypt are today not recorded. In the course of this day the water way is crossed by 50 ships, of which 21 directed towards south and 29 towards north.
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Last year in the Suez Canal they are journeyed altogether 17,994 ships, with an increment of 4.4% regarding 17.228 ships in 2009. The oil tankers have been 3,552 (+2.1%) and the ships of other type 14,442 (+5.0%). Net tonnage of the ships journeyed in the course of the 2010 in the channel Egyptian is piled to 846,4 million tons (+15.2%).
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
