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Last month the marine traffic in the Suez Canal is diminished of 9.4%
The cargo volumes transported from the ships in transit in the water way Egyptian are piled to 58,9 million tons (+0.8%)
December 10, 2012
Last month the bending of the marine traffic in the Suez Canal has been emphasized. Through the water way Egyptian, in fact, they are journeyed 1,357 ships, with a decrease of 9.4% regarding 1.498 ships in November 2011. The oil tankers have been 298, in increase of 10.4% on the November 2011, and the ships of other type 1,059, with a contraction of mainly generated 13.8% from the reduction of the number of the main types of ships, that is portacontainer and rinfusiere that they are piled respective to 479 units (- 14.9%) and 222 units (- 19.9%).
Last month the volumes transported from the ships in transit in the channel have been pairs almost 58,9 million tons, with an increase of 0.8% regarding 58,4 million tons in November last year. The cargo volumes transported from the ships in transit in the direction north-south are piled to 30,0 million tons (+4.8%) and those transported from the ships in transit in the direction south-north to 28,8 million tons (- 3.0%). Altogether the volumes of oil and producing oil transported in both the directions are piled to 12,4 million tons (+45.6%) and the volumes of other goods to 46,5 million tons (- 6.8%).
In the first eleven months of the 2012 channel Egyptian it is crossed by a total of 15.826 ships, with a decrease of 2.5% regarding 16.225 ships in the period January-November last year. The oil tankers have been 3,308 units (+4.0%) and the ships of other type 12,518 units (- 4.0%). The cargos transported from the ships in transit are piled to 678,8 million tons (+7.6%), of which 354,4 million tons in the direction north-south (+17.6%) and 324,4 million tons in the direction south-north (- 1.6%). The oil volumes of oil and producing transported in both the directions have attested to 131,5 million tons (+42.0%) and those of the other goods 547,3 million to tons (+1.7%).
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