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Last month the traffic of ships and goods in the Suez Canal has recorded a strong contraction
the important via of water Egyptian is crossed by 1.311 ships (- 15.9%)
February 11, 2013
If in last the three trimesters of the 2012 variation percentage of the marine traffic in the Suez Canal regarding the same periods of the year precedence it has been of sign negative, with a bending that has become a lot emphasized in the quarter October-December, at the beginning of the 2013 they are found given statistical anchor worrisomer for that which it is a way of essential communication for the marine traffic between Asia, the basin of the Mediterranean, the Europe North and the part oriental of the Americas, than evidently accusation the impact of a recrudescence of the serious economic crisis that rages in many regions scaled from the numerous fleets employed on the route. It is necessary to evidence that the disorders and the protests that have been repeated in the last weeks in Egypt not have had some consequence on the marine activity in the channel, that it is continued regularly.
Last month the channel is crossed altogether by 1.311 ships, with a decrease of 15.9% regarding 1.559 ships in January 2012. The oil tankers have been 267 (- 16.0%) and the ships of other type 1,044 (- 15.9%). Last month the ships in transit in the Suez Canal transported 58,2 million tons of cargos, with a consisting contraction of 12.0% regarding 66,2 million tons in January 2012. The cargos transported from the ships in transit in the direction north-south are piled to 29,8 million tons (- 16,9) and those transported in the direction south-north to 28,4 million tons (- 6.3%). The single oil volumes of oil and producing transported in both the directions have been attested 10,3 million to tons (- 18.1%) and the volumes of other types of goods to 47,9 million tons (- 10.6%).
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If in last the three trimesters of the 2012 variation percentage of the marine traffic in the Suez Canal regarding the same periods of the year precedence it has been of sign negative, with a bending that has become a lot emphasized in the quarter October-December, at the beginning of the 2013 they are found given statistical anchor worrisomer for that which it is a way of essential communication for the marine traffic between Asia, the basin of the Mediterranean, the Europe North and the part oriental of the Americas, than evidently accusation the impact of a recrudescence of the serious economic crisis that rages in many regions scaled from the numerous fleets employed on the route. It is necessary to evidence that the disorders and the protests that have been repeated in the last weeks in Egypt not have had some consequence on the marine activity in the channel, that it is continued regularly.
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