income Egypt on the Suez Canal They were reduced in nearly two -thirds last year, the authorities said on Wednesday, which They attributed the sudden falls to regional tensions Wars in the Middle East, which affected traffic through the important, good road. The channel is an important source of foreign transport to the Egyptian government, because in recent years, it has distributed about 10 % of global trade.
Suez Canal AuthorityWhich runs the interesting road, said that the channel achieved annual revenues of $ 4,000 million (3.5 billion euros) in 2024, less than $ 10.3 billion (9100 million euros) in 2023, according to a statement published on the Facebook page.
Traffic on the channel It has stopped to a large extent since the Huts rebels in Yemen, with the support of Iran, began the threat of maritime trade and attacked the ships that were heading to Israel via the Suez Canal to pressure this country Stop the war in GazaThat started on October 7, 2023.
Between November 2023 and January 2024, Huts attacked more than 100 commercial ships with unmanned missiles and aircraft, Two ships drowned and four sailors were killed. The rebels insisted that the attacks will continue during wars and destroyed the movement across the area.
According to the Egyptian authority of the channel, Only 13,213 ships crossed the channel in 2024Which represents a 50 % decrease compared to the number of ships in 2023, when more than 26,000 ships passed. However, the head of the channel’s authority, Osama Rabi, said,You are attacking the region’s challengeBut they did not prevent Egypt from continuing to provide navigation and marine services in Suez.
International Monetary Fund He stated in March 2024 that trade on the Swiss channel decreased by 50 % in the first two months of that year, compared to the previous year, noting the attacks on ships in the Red Sea. In 2015, Egyptian government Abdel -Fata Al -Sisi completed an important extension of the Suez channel, adding a second way to navigation and allowing him to receive some of the world’s largest ships.
CanalWhich connects the Mediterranean and Red Sea, It was opened in 1869. It is a vital artery for global trade, and it is a decisive link for oil, natural gas and pregnancy. The canal authority runs a system of caravans, a newspaper in the north and another in the southern direction.
