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To February the ships journeyed in the Suez Canal transported 67,5 million tons of goods (+2.7%)
the units directed towards south had on board 35,7 million tons of cargos (+13.2%) and those journeyed in the opposite direction 31,8 million tons (- 7.0%)
March 21, 2017
To February 2017, for the eleventh consecutive month, the marine traffic through the Suez Canal has recorded a decrease being journeyed 1,286 ships, with a decrease of the -1,1% regarding the February month last year. The oil tankers have been 342 (- 6.6%) and the ships of other type 944 (+1.1%). It is necessary to evidence that last month it counted 28 days you respect to the 29 days of February 2016.
The ships that last month have crossed the channel Egyptian altogether transported 67,5 million tons of goods (+2.7%), of which 35,7 million tons of boarded cargos on the ships journeyed in the direction north-south (+13.2%) and 31,8 million boarded tons on the ships journeyed in opposite direction (- 7.0%).
Of boarded cargos on the ships directed towards south, 9,2 million tons of loaded were constituted by oil and producing oil (+36.2%), between which mainly fuel oil (3,9 million tons, +157.9%), crude oil (2,2 million tons, +37.8%) and naphta (906 thousand tons, -2,4%), and 26,5 million tons of cargos of other type (+6.9%), between which mainly 18,0 million tons of containerized cargos (+11.6%), 3,2 million tons of cereals (+3.0%) and 1,5 million tons of minerals and metals (- 30.2%).
Of 31,8 million the tons of cargo on the ships directed towards north, 8,1 million tons were constituted by oil and producing oil (- 2.3%), between which mainly crude oil (5,3 million tons, +9,4), gasolines (1,3 million tons, -1,3%), diesel oils (1,1 million tons, -33,3%) and natural gas which liquified (1,1 million tons, 42.2%), and 23,8 million tons from cargos of other type (- 8.5%), between which mainly 17,6 million tons of goods in container (- 7.7%) and 1,3 million tons of producing metallic (+2.0%).
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To February 2017, for the eleventh consecutive month, the marine traffic through the Suez Canal has recorded a decrease being journeyed 1,286 ships, with a decrease of the -1,1% regarding the February month last year. The oil tankers have been 342 (- 6.6%) and the ships of other type 944 (+1.1%). It is necessary to evidence that last month it counted 28 days you respect to the 29 days of February 2016.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
