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312 ships transited Suez Canal with total load of 17.77m tonnes last week About 153 ships transited the canal south; the daily average was 21.7 ships and a total load of 8.3m tonnes of cargo, with a daily average of 1.185m tons.
Suez Canal traffic data revealed that 312 ships transited the canal with a total load of 17.77m tonnes, from 29 January to 4 February 2016. About 44.57 ships transited the canal per day on average during the past week, with an average load of 2.54m tons per day. The average load per ship was about 57,000 tonnes during that period. Prior the inauguration of the New Suez Canal in July 2015, there was a daily average of 47 vessels transiting the canal, with an average load of 2.758m tons per day. Last week, three major Danish ships – Marstal Maersk, Mette Maersk, and Matz Maersk – transited the canal carrying 200,360 tons each. About 153 ships transited the canal south; the daily average was 21.7 ships and a total load of 8.3m tonnes of cargo, with a daily average of 1.185m tons. About 160 vessels passed through the new channel coming from the east through the southern entrance with a daily average of 22.85 vessels. The total load was 9.637m tonnes, with a daily average of 1.376m tonne. Cargo load is the main measure to determine shipping traffic in the Suez Canal and the calculated transit fees. The Suez Canal recorded revenues of $5.175bn in 2015, a $290m decline from the previous year's revenue of $5.465bn. The decline resulted from the depreciation of the dollar against currencies used for paying transit fees, the fall of oil prices, and the global economy slowdown. The following table shows traffic through the Suez Canal between from 29 January to 4 February 2016: Day North South Total Number of Ships Total Loads Number of Ships Load Number of Ships Load Friday 25 1163829 18 1174700 43 2338530 Saturday 22 1152525 26 1230394 48 2382918 Sunday 18 1,250,639 27 1680868 45 2831507 Monday 24 974300 18 1203398 42 2117698 Tuesday 30 1700000 27 1500000 57 3200000 Wednesday 14 1058052 27 1947751 41 3005803 Thursday 19 1000000 17 900000 36 1900000 Total 152 8299345 160 9637111 312 17776456 Average 21.71429 1185621 22.85714 1376730 44.57143 2539494
