ISMAILIA, EGYPT, April 18 (Xinhua) — Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Chairman Osama Rabie said on Wednesday there is a slight improvement in navigation through the canal during March, Xinhua reported.
The number of ships passing through the canal in March increased by 2.4 per cent compared to January, Rabie announced during a ceremony in Ismailia Governorate in northeast Egypt, celebrating the achievements made by the canal over the past few years.
He added that the waterway recorded an 8.8 per cent increase in revenues compared to January.
The SCA chief also noted that 264 ships adjusted their routes to pass through the Suez Canal instead of the Cape of Good Hope since the beginning of February.
Egypt, which relies heavily on revenue from the Suez Canal, has repeatedly called for calm following a series of attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea.
