Monday 25/November/2024 – 11:33 AM
Witnessed the movement of goods in circulation at the General Port Authority Alexandria A significant increase during the month of October 2024 compared to the month of October 2023 in all types of goods.
Increase in ship traffic
Liquid bulk goods topped the list of goods that witnessed a qualitative jump during the month of October with an increase of 74%, as approximately 845.6 thousand tons were traded during the aforementioned month, while approximately 486 thousand tons were traded during the same month in 2023.
Dry bulk goods also witnessed a significant increase in trading volume during the month of October 2024 compared to the month of October 2023, by approximately 57.9%, as approximately 3 million tons were traded during this month, while 1.9 million tons were traded during the same month in 2023.
General merchandise came in third place in terms of the percentage of increase, as it witnessed an increase during the month of October 2024 compared to the month of October 2023 by approximately 49.2%, as approximately 893.5 thousand tons were traded during this month, while 598.7 thousand tons were traded during the same month in 2023. .
Contained goods witnessed an increase of 8.8% during the month of October 2024 compared to the month of October 2023, as approximately 2.1 million tons were traded during the month, while 1.9 million tons were traded during the month of October of the previous year, where the number of containers constituted about 179. One thousand containers.
These increases in the trading movement of various types of goods resulted in an increase in the total trading volume during the month of October 2024 to 6.8 million tons, an increase of 38.8% compared to the month of October 2023.
In a related context, ship traffic in turn witnessed a noticeable increase during the month of October 2024 compared to the month of October 2023, as dry bulk ships topped the highest type of ships by 64.7%, with a total of 84 ships, followed by the percentage of increase over the same month of the previous year by approximately 30.4%. Then container ships at 9%.
In general, the percentage of increase in the total ship traffic in the port reached 12.4% during the month of October 2024 compared to the month of October 2023, when the number of ships reached 461 ships.
These increases in circulation rates and navigation traffic come in light of the instructions and directives of Rear Admiral Ahmed Abdel Muti Hawash, Chairman of the Board of Directors, to achieve professionalism in performing work and provide all means of technical and operational support during towing and guidance operations by guides, guidance crews and marine units, as well as follow-up and monitoring through advanced technical systems. At the pilotage tower, the Authority’s employees follow advanced technological methods to speed up procedures related to ship docking and departure, raise standard rates for loading and unloading operations, and continually strive to reduce crowding. In the port.
