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In the 2011 marine traffic in the Suez Canal it is dropped of 1.1%
The volume of cargo on the ships is increased of 7.1%
January 13, 2012
In entire the 2011 they have been the 17,799 ships journeyed in the Suez Canal, with a bending of the 1.1% regarding 17.993 ships in the year precedence. The greater number of transits is carried out by container vessels, than last year they have been 7,178 units (+4.8%), continuations from the oil tankers with 3.509 units (- 1.2%), rinfusiere with 2.601 units (- 6.5%) from the ships LNG with 1.083 units (+26.7%) and from the ships garage with 1.013 units (+0.9%).
In the 2011 ships in transit in the channel they transported 691.800.000 tons of goods, with an increment of 7.1% regarding the year precedence. The ships that have crossed the channel in the direction north-south in transit transported 334.610.000 tons (+5.2%) and those in the direction south-north 357.190.000 tons (+8.9%).
The liquid bulk volume transported altogether (northbound + southbound) through the channel is piled to 102.579.000 tons (+8.0%) and that of the other goods to 589.221.000 tons (+6.9%).
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In entire the 2011 they have been the 17,799 ships journeyed in the Suez Canal, with a bending of the 1.1% regarding 17.993 ships in the year precedence. The greater number of transits is carried out by container vessels, than last year they have been 7,178 units (+4.8%), continuations from the oil tankers with 3.509 units (- 1.2%), rinfusiere with 2.601 units (- 6.5%) from the ships LNG with 1.083 units (+26.7%) and from the ships garage with 1.013 units (+0.9%).
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