Independent journal on economy and transport policy
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To November the marine traffic in the Suez Canal is increased of +2.1%
the ships in transit transported 69,6 million tons of goods (+8.5%)
December 22, 2014
Last month in the Suez Canal they are journeyed altogether 1,458 ships, with an increment of +2.1% regarding 1.428 ships in November 2013. The increase is determined by the increase of +14.1% of the number of oil tankers that have crossed the water way Egyptian, pairs to 339 units, while the transit of the ships of other type has recorded a contraction of the -1,1% coming down to 1.119 units.
Last month the ships journeyed in the channel transported 69,6 million tons of goods, with a progression of +8.5% regarding 64,1 million tons in November 2013. The cargos in transit in the direction north-south have been pairs to 36,2 million tons (+1.4%) and those in the direction south-north to 33,4 million tons (+17.4%).
In the first eleven months of the 2014 in the channel Egyptian they are journeyed a total of 15.662 ships, with an increment of +3.3% regarding 15.167 ships in the period January-November last year. The journeyed oil tankers have been 3,689 (+12.3%) and the ships of other type 11,973 (+0.8%).
In the first eleven months of this year the ships in transit transported 753,8 million tons of goods (+9.5%), of which 381,7 million tons in the direction north-south (+8.3%) and 372,1 million tons in opposite direction (+10.7%). Altogether the oil cargos of oil and producing journeyed in both the directions are piled to 164,6 million tons (+18.0%), while the cargos of other type have been attested 589,1 million to tons (+7.3%).
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