CAIRO —
Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority announced Monday an
all-time revenue record, earning $7 billion during the last fiscal year
following a series of toll hikes for vessels transiting the vital waterway.
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Between July 2021 and June 2022 — Egypt’s fiscal year — some 1.32 billion
tons of cargo were shipped through the canal,
Suez Canal Authority (SCA) chief
Osama Rabie said.
The income is over a fifth higher than the previous fiscal year’s $5.8
billion in transit fees, and the highest figure ever recorded.
“Global crises have proven the importance of the Suez Canal to ensuring
the sustainability of global supply chains,” Rabie said Monday.
Connecting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean, the canal accounts for
roughly 10 percent of global maritime trade.
It is also a source of much-needed foreign currency for Egypt, which is
battling crippling inflation and a currency devaluation triggered by Russia’s
invasion of Ukraine.
The
SCA has hiked passage tolls for transiting vessels, including fuel tankers,
twice this year.
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