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In February the marine traffic in the Suez Canal is increased of 7.6%
They are journeyed 1,256 ships, of which 251 they have been (- 2.3%) and 1,101 other units (+10.2%)
March 14, 2011
Last month in the Suez Canal they are journeyed 1,352 ships, with a progression of 7.6% regarding 1.256 ships in February 2010. The oil tankers have been 251 (- 2.3%) and the ships of other type 1,101 (+10.2%). The ships journeyed in the channel transported cargos for a total of 51,4 million tons (+10.5%), of which 24,9 million tons in the direction north-south (+6.9%) and 26,5 million tons in the direction south-north (+14.1%). In the direction southbound oil tons of crude oil and producing (to +7.8%) and 20,8 million tons of other cargos (+6.8% are transported 4,1 million). In the direction northbound oil tons of crude oil and producing (- to 22.6%) and 23,4 million tons of other cargos (+21.7% are transported 3,1 million).
In the first period of two months of the 2011 in the channel Egyptian they are journeyed 2,837 ships (+6.1% on the same period of 2010), of which 549 oil tankers +2.4% and 2,288 units of other type (+7.0%).
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