Data | 17% of cargo that sailed southbound on the Suez Canal in 2019 went to Indian ports
The Hindu
1.2 billion tonnes of cargo sailed through the vital artery for global trade in 2019
After almost a week, the and traffic resumed in the Suez Canal on Monday. The 193-km-long canal, which connects the Mediterranean Sea in the north and the Red Sea in the south, for ships sailing from Asia to Europe and vice versa. The volume of cargo sailing through the canal has surged in recent years, with more than a billion tonnes navigating through it in 2019. That year, 17% of the major commodities that sailed southbound on the canal were headed to Indian ports, while 12% of products that sailed northbound originated from India.More Related News