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In April the marine traffic in the Suez Canal has recorded an increase of 0.6%
In the first quadrimestre of the 2011 increment it has been of 2.9%
May 10, 2011
Last month in the Suez Canal they are journeyed 1,474 ships, with an increase of 0.6% regarding 1.466 units journeyed in April 2010. The oil tankers have been 294 (+13.5%) and the ships of other type 1,180 (- 2.2%). Net tonnage of the ships journeyed in the channel is increased altogether of 16.2%. The goods transported totally by the ships in transit is piled to 57,8 million tons, with an increment of 11.9% regarding 51,7 million tons in April 2010. The goods in transit in the direction north-south tons (+5.4%) and those in direction have been 27,9 million south-north 29,9 million tons (+18.7%).
In the first quadrimestre of the 2011 channel Egyptian it is crossed by 5.769 ships, with an increase of 2.9% regarding 5.607 ships in the January-April period last year. The oil tankers have been 1,143 (+3.5%) and the units of other type 4,626 (+2.7%). Net tonnage of the ships is increased altogether of 13.9%. The goods transported by the ships has totaled 218,0 million tons (+7.3%), of which 105,2 million tons in the direction north-south (+1.6%) and 112,8 million tons in the direction south-north (+13.2%).
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Last month in the Suez Canal they are journeyed 1,474 ships, with an increase of 0.6% regarding 1.466 units journeyed in April 2010. The oil tankers have been 294 (+13.5%) and the ships of other type 1,180 (- 2.2%). Net tonnage of the ships journeyed in the channel is increased altogether of 16.2%. The goods transported totally by the ships in transit is piled to 57,8 million tons, with an increment of 11.9% regarding 51,7 million tons in April 2010. The goods in transit in the direction north-south tons (+5.4%) and those in direction have been 27,9 million south-north 29,9 million tons (+18.7%).
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
