Egypt’s Suez Canal records highest ever monthly revenue in April

Egypt’s Suez Canal records highest ever monthly revenue in April
May 3, 2022, 3:36 am

The MV Ever Given (Evergreen) lodged sideways and impeding all traffic across the waterway of Egypt's Suez Canal. (AFP)

The Alarabiya English reported, the authority in managing the Suez Canal said on Sunday (May 1) Egypt’s Canal recorded its highest monthly revenue to date in April, reaping $629 million in ship transit fees, as traffic rebounded from the impact of the pandemic.

Canal authority chairman Osama Rabie said in a statement that The monthly revenue in April was 13.6 percent higher than a year ago

The total number of ships that passed through the 193 km (120 miles) waterway that links the Red and the Mediterranean seas increased by 6.3 percent from a year ago to 1,929 vessels.

He said that they carried cargoes weighing in total 114.5 million tons, the highest monthly net cumulative payload to transit the waterway.

He added, the number of oil tankers, liquefied natural gas tankers and container carriers increased respectively by 25.8 percent, 12 percent and 9 percent in April versus a year ago.

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In addition to the impact of the pandemic, last year’s flows were disrupted after a container ship ran aground in the canal in late March.

Source: alarabiyaenglish

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