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Last month the marine traffic in the Suez Canal is diminished of 1.2%
the ships in transit transported altogether 63,1 million tons of goods (+10.1%)
June 11, 2012
Last month in the Suez Canal they are journeyed 1,425 ships, with a decrease of 1.2% regarding 1.442 ships in May 2011. The oil tankers have been 293 (+11.0%) and the ships of other type 1,132 (- 3.9%). Last month the ships in transit in the channel transported altogether 63,1 million tons of goods (+10.1%), of which 33,5 million tons in the direction north-south (+23.6%) and 29,6 million tons in that south-north (- 1.9%).
In the first five months of the 2012 water way Egyptian it is crossed altogether by 7.216 ships, with a progression of 0.1% regarding the period January-May last year. The oil tankers have been 1,535 (+9.1%) and the ships of other type 5,681 (- 2.1%). The ships in transit transported cargo volumes for a total of 308,4 million tons, with an increment of 12.0% regarding 275,3 million tons in the first five months of 2011. The goods in transit in the direction north-south is piled to 164,4 million tons (+24.2%) and those in the direction south-north to 144,1 million tons (+0.8%).
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Last month in the Suez Canal they are journeyed 1,425 ships, with a decrease of 1.2% regarding 1.442 ships in May 2011. The oil tankers have been 293 (+11.0%) and the ships of other type 1,132 (- 3.9%). Last month the ships in transit in the channel transported altogether 63,1 million tons of goods (+10.1%), of which 33,5 million tons in the direction north-south (+23.6%) and 29,6 million tons in that south-north (- 1.9%).
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
