. Last month the water way Egyptian has recorded the transits of 1.399 ships, with a decrease of the 11.1% regarding 1.574 ships in December 2011. The oil tankers have been 331 units (+1.2%) and the ships of other type 1,068 units (- 14.4%). The ships journeyed last month in the channel transported 61,1 million tons of cargos, with an increment of the 0.3% regarding December 2011. The cargos transported in the direction north-south piled to 31,9 million tons, with a contraction of the 4.2% regarding the December 2011 that constitutes the first data percentage of sign negative after 18 consecutive months of supported increase. Last month in the direction south-north the ships journeyed in the channel transported 29,2 million tons, with an increase of the 5.8% that constitutes the first data of positive sign after eight consecutive months of bending. Altogether the oil cargos of oil and producing transported in both the directions piled to 12,7 million tons (+27.3%, with a +10.4% in the direction southbound and +43.1% in that northbound) and the other types of cargo to 48,4 million tons (- 5.0%, with +6,7% in the direction southbound and -2,8% in that northbound).

In entire the 2012 Suez Canal is crossed by 17.225 ships, with a reduction of the 3.2% regarding 17.799 ships in 2011. Last year the oil tankers have attested to 3.639 units (+3.7%) and the ships of other type to 13.586 units (- 4.9%). The cargos transported altogether from the ships in transit are piled to 739,9 million tons (+7.0%), of which 386,4 million tons in direction southbound (+15.5%) and 353,5 million tons in that northbound (- 1.0%). The cargos constituted from oil and producing oil have totaled 144,2 million tons (+40.6%, with a +70.7% in the direction southbound and a +22.6% in that northbound)) and the other cargo types 595,7 million tons (+1.1%, with +8,3% in the direction southbound and -6,2% in that northbound) .