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Suez Canal achieves a new daily traffic record

Osama Rabie, the Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority announced that the Suez Canal has set a new record for the highest number of ships transiting in a day. On 29th September 2021, a total of 87 vessels made transit through this strategic canal, leaving behind the previous high of 75 that was achieved on 6th February 2019. Talking in terms of dead weight, the canal witnessed a total tonnage of 4.8 million DWT crossing the waterway in both directions which comprised 49 vessels moving from South and 38 vessels from North. Breaking down the numbers, it was stated that a total of 26 bulk carriers, 18 large oil tankers, 18 container vessels, 10 gas carriers, and 15 other types of ships traversed the waterway on 29th Sep.