The Suez Canal traffic during the first ten months of this year recorded revenues of about $5.1 billion, compared to $4.53 billion in the same period last year, an increase of 12.6 percent. %.
Osama Rabie, head of the Egyptian Suez Canal Authority, sent a message of reassurance regarding the regularity of navigation in the canal and the increase in the number and tonnage of ships transiting the canal, despite the global challenges caused by the Corona virus (Covid-19) pandemic. -19).
Rabie said that the canal witnessed the crossing of 16,661 ships from the beginning of 2021 until October 25, compared to 15,310 ships transiting during the same period in 2020, an increase of 8.8%.
He explained that the net tonnages across the canal increased during the same period of this year by 8.5%, by 1.029 billion tons, compared to 948.4 million tons during the same period in 2020. .
Rabih stressed that the past few years have witnessed an unprecedented development boom in light of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi's interest in improving the business environment, attracting investments, and implementing giant projects to develop Infrastructure, which contributes to serving the maritime transport sector.
