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Ship transits in the Suez Canal decreased by -4.3% in the last quarter of 2020
In the whole year it was crossed by 18,829 naval units (-0.3%)
January 4, 2021
In the whole of 2020 the channel was crossed by 5,006 oil tankers, with a contraction of -3.0% on 2019, and from 13,823 ships (+0.8%). Rabie specified that tonnage of the 18,829 naval units transited last year amounted to 1.17 billion SCNT tons, with a decrease of -3.2% on the previous year, while the revenues produced transit rights amounted to a total of 5.61 billion 3.3% lower than in 2019.
The Admiral also announced that this year the rights of transit will remain unchanged and will continue to be applied incentives and discounts applied in 2020 to certain types of ships.
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