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In the 2013 marine traffic in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore it has reached the quota record of 77.973 ships
Exceeded the peak of 2008
February 10, 2014
Last year in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, through which it passes to great part of the marine traffic between Asia oriental and Europe, it is journeyed a number record of ships: the route - the Naval department of Malaysia has announced - in fact is covered by 77.973 ships, with an increment of +3.3% regarding 2012. The precedence record was established in 2008 with 76.381 ships.
Between the main types of ship journeyed in the Straits, the traffic of the portacontainer has turned out stable being piled to 24.658 ships (+0.1% on 2012), while the transits of oil tankers and VLCC are increased respective of +5.5% and +2.0% to 18.296 and 4.825 units. In decided increase also the transits of ships portarinfuse, that they have totaled 12,658 units (+8.4%). The traffic of the ships for which liquified natural gas has grown of +5.8% to 4.248 units and that of the ships ro-ro is increased of +0.6% to 2.998 units. Down, instead, the transits of general ships for goods that have been attested to 7.613 units (- 4.2%). The fleeting ships have been 1,063 (+23.5%).
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Last year in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, through which it passes to great part of the marine traffic between Asia oriental and Europe, it is journeyed a number record of ships: the route - the Naval department of Malaysia has announced - in fact is covered by 77.973 ships, with an increment of +3.3% regarding 2012. The precedence record was established in 2008 with 76.381 ships.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
