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In the first trimester of the 2012 ships journeyed in the Suez Canal transported 184,0 million tons of goods (+14.9%)
Increase of 40.1% of the volume of oil and producing oil; other goods +10.2%
April 12, 2012
Last month the marine traffic in the Suez Canal has turned out stable having recorded the transit of 1.460 ships regarding 1.458 ships in March 2011. The oil tankers journeyed last month in the channel have been 335 (+11.7%) and the ships of other type 1,125 (- 2.8%).
The volume of the goods transported from the ships that last month have crossed the channel is increased of 11.1% attesting itself 61,7 million to tons, of which 32,1 million tons transported in the direction north-south (+13.9%) and 29,7 million tons in the direction south-north (+8.2%). The oil and the transported oil produced ones from the ships are piled to 11,5 million tons (+20.6%) and the other types of goods to 50,2 million tons (+9.1%)
In the first trimester of the 2012 channel Egyptian it is crossed altogether by 4.347 ships, with an increment of 1.2% regarding 4.295 in the first three months last year. The oil tankers have been 941 (+10.8%) and the ships of other type 3,406 (- 1.2%).
The ships journeyed in the channel in the first trimester of this year transported 184,0 million tons of goods, with an increment of 14.9% regarding the correspondent period of 2011, of which 98,4 million tons in the direction north-south (+27.3%) and 85,6 million tons in that south-north (+3.3%). The volume of transported oil and producing oil has been pairs to 35,2 million tons (+40.1%) and the volume of other goods to 148,8 million tons (+10.2%).
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Last month the marine traffic in the Suez Canal has turned out stable having recorded the transit of 1.460 ships regarding 1.458 ships in March 2011. The oil tankers journeyed last month in the channel have been 335 (+11.7%) and the ships of other type 1,125 (- 2.8%).
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
