Income Egypt on Suez Channel They were reduced by nearly two -thirds last year, officials said on Wednesday They claimed that they were responsible for the sudden fall of regional tensions And wars in the Middle East, which has affected traffic along the road. This channel is the main source of foreign exchange for the Egyptian government, as it has spread 10% of world trade in recent years.
Suez Canal CommissionManaging the roadable road, which claimed to have earned $ 4,000 million (3.5 billion euros) per year in 2024, in a report posted on its Facebook page, below 2023, a maximum of $ 10.3 billion (9,100 million euros) in 2023.
Traffic on the channel It has been significantly interrupted since the Iran’s Hoodis rebels began to threaten maritime trade and hit the ships that went to Israel via Suez Channel to press this country. Stop the war in GazaIt started on October 7, 2023.
Between November 2023 and January 2024, Hoodis attacked more than 100 business vessels with missiles and unmanned aircraft, Drown two ships and killed four sailors. The insurgents also urged the attacks to continue during wars and to disaster in the region.
According to the Egyptian power of the channel, Only 13,213 ships crossed the channel in 2024This refers to a 50% decline in 2023 when more than 26,000 ships crossed. Nevertheless, the chairman of the canal commission said Osama Rabi, LYou hit a challenge to the regionBut they do not prevent Egypt from providing their navigation and maritime services in Suez.
International Monetary Fund In March 2024, he said trading was reduced by 50% in the first two months of that year, citing attacks on the Red Sea, compared to the previous year. In 2015, Egyptian President Abdel Fatta concluded an important extension of the L-SC Suez Channel, along with the second navigation route and allowed to get some of the world’s largest ships.
ChannelIt connects the Mediterranean and the red seas, It was opened in 1869. It is an important arterial, oil, natural gas and a major connection to world trade. The Channel Authority manages one soldiers, one newspaper in the north and the other in the south direction.
