Independent journal on economy and transport policy
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In june the marine traffic in the Suez Canal has grown of 1.0%
In the first semester of this year the channel Egyptian is crossed by 8.708 ships (+0.7%)
July 12, 2011
Last month the marine traffic in the Suez Canal is increased of 1.0% being journeyed in the water way Egyptian 1,497 ships regarding 1.482 in June 2010. The oil tankers have been 301 (+2.7%) and the ships of other type 1,196 (+0.6%). The goods transported by the ships in transit has been about 59,1 million tons (+8.3%), of which 27,4 million tons in the direction north-south (+4.1%) and 31,6 million tons in that south-north (+12.2%). The volume of producing oil altogether transported has been pairs to 9,1 million tons (+8.0%), while the other goods is piled to 50,0 million tons (+8.3%).
In the first six months of the 2011 Suez Canal it is crossed by 8.708 ships, with an increment of 0.7% regarding 8.651 in the first semester last year. The oil tankers have been 1,708 (+0.9%) and the ships of other type 7,000 (+0.6%). The goods pairs to 334,4 million tons (+6.7% transported by the ships in transit have been), of which 159,8 million tons in the direction north-south (+1.0%) and 174,6 million tons in that south-north (+12.6%). The transported oil produced ones from the ships in transit have totaled altogether 49,9 million tons (+2.1%), while the other goods is piled to 284,5 million tons (+7.6%).
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