Egypt’s canal receipts fall by almost half after Red Sea attacks

As ships have sailed alternative routes due to the risk of attacks in the Red Sea, revenue at the Suez Canal was almost halved in January.
Photo: Suez Canal Authority/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Suez Canal Authority/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
By Salma El Wardany, bloomberg news

Egypt’s Suez Canal revenue plunged by almost half in January, a top official said, after attacks by Yemeni militants on Red Sea vessels forced major shipping firms to avoid the waterway.

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