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Suez Canal Authority guarantees full safety to the ships that journey in the channel Egyptian
admiral Mohab Mamish second refutes the news which the marine traffic would be suspended
August 19, 2013
Al fine to answer in existence to the worries of the world-wide industry of the shipping on the repercussions of the crashs in Egypt on the marine traffic in the Suez Canal, yesterday admiral Mohab Mamish, president of Suez Canal Authority (SCA), has restated that the channel absolutely is protect and enjoys the highest level than safety. This - it has specified - is guaranteed by the most tightened coordination between the SCA, the Armed Forces Egyptians and the national forces of safety.
Mamish has flatly refuted the news second which the traffic in the channel would be suspended and has confirmed that Suez Canal Authority is ready to in transit supply the best service to the ships and to adopt the policies of necessary marketings is in order to increase the number of transits and of the tonnage that crosses the Suez Canal is in order to guarantee security measures higher for the ships that pass in the water way Egyptian.
Moreover Suez Canal Authority has evidenced that in the first half of the August month a fort is recorded increase of the number of the ships in transit and of their tonnage regarding the first semester of this year: the medium number of ships journeyed daily in the channel in the first 15 days of the current month has been in fact pairs to 47,3, for a every day medium tonnage of 2,64 million tons, regarding an average every day of 44,3 ships and 2,45 million tons in the first six months of 2013.
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