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The Suez Canal has set a new record for ship transits for the month of April
New historical peaks in ship tonnage and revenues generated by maritime traffic
May 2, 2022
In April 2022 the new record was also recorded historical tonnage of ships transited in Suez terms Canal Net Tonnage (SCNT) which amounted to 114.5 million of SCNT tons, with an increase of +3.9% on april of last year. The previous record was set in November 2021 with 113.6 million tons SCNT.
Last month the Suez Canal also scored the new historical record of revenue generated by the transit rights applied to ships crossing the waterway which amounted to 629 million dollars, with a rise of +13.6% on April 2021 and with an increase of 2.8 million compared to the previous record set in March 2022.
In April 2022 the growth of +6.3% of transits was generated exclusively by the increase of +25.5% in ship transits tank, attested to 560 naval units, while the transits of the other types of ships - equal to 1,369 units - are remained stable, with significant increases in the segments of the container ships (+9.0%), ships for liquefied natural gas (+12.0%) and car carriers (+6.6%).
In the first quarter of this year the Egyptian canal is was crossed by a total of 7,232 ships, with a progression of +13.1% on the corresponding period of 2021. The tonnage of transited ships amounted to 427.9 million tons SCNT (+6.5%) and revenues generated by transits were equal to 2.3 billion dollars (+18.4%).
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In April 2022 the new record was also recorded historical tonnage of ships transited in Suez terms Canal Net Tonnage (SCNT) which amounted to 114.5 million of SCNT tons, with an increase of +3.9% on april of last year. The previous record was set in November 2021 with 113.6 million tons SCNT.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
