Traffic passing through Suez Canal per day reaches all-time record

STORY: Traffic passing through Suez Canal per day reaches all-time record DATELINE: Aug. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Chairperson Osama Rabie speaking 2. various of vessels crossing the Suez Canal STORYLINE: Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Chairperson Osama Rabie said on Saturday that the traffic passing through the canal per day reached an all-time record in the waterway's history, with 89 ships crossing from both directions without waiting, carrying a total net tonnage of 5.2 million tons of cargo. A statement by the authority said the number of ships transiting the canal from the north direction amounted to 44 ships with a net tonnage of 3 million tons, while 45 ships crossing from the south direction in the new navigational course of the canal with a total net tonnage of 2.2 million tons. Rabea also said daily transit rates through the Suez Canal witnessed a significant increase after the new Suez Canal project had been opened, as th

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