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In January the marine traffic in the Suez Canal is increased of 4.7%
The goods transported by the ships in transit is increased of 3.8%
February 16, 2011
Last month the marine traffic in the Suez Canal seems not to in existence have accused the impact of the protests against the government in Egypt being had recorded the transits of 1.485 ships, with an increment of 4.7% regarding 1.418 transits in January 2010, month in which a first sign of resumption of the marine traffic in channel (+8.0% had been manifested on January 2009) after a consecutive series of 13 months of bending determined from the impact of world-wide the economic crisis on the transport by sea.
Last month in the Suez Canal they are journeyed 298 oil tankers (+6.8% on January 2010) and 1,187 ships of other type (+13.6%). In particular, between the other ships rinfusiere they have been 181 (- 19.6%), portacontainer 598 (+14.3%) and general cargo 135 (- 8.2%).
In January 2011 the goods transported by the ships journeyed in the channel has been 53,18 million tons (+3.8%), of which 24,25 million tons in the direction north-south (- 7.5%) and 28,93 million tons in the direction south-north (+15.7%).
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