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Malta is also strategically positioned to become a LNG bunkering hub, especially for LSS ships coming from Suez Canal
North Mediterranean, West, S.W. Mediterranean
Malta has a STRONG geographical advantage as potential hub for long vessels Potential competition from Suez Canal, Crete and Sicily
North West Europe, U.K., Baltic Sea, America, Others
Potentially will pass close to North African coast to avoid ECA zone (from Suez to Gibraltar) To be considered only in case of Mediterranean as full-ECA scenario (IMO)
East , S.E. Mediterranean, Black Sea
Malta has NO geographical advantage as potential hub for long vessels Potential competition from Suez Canal, Turkey, Crete and other Greek ports Sources: www.suezcanal.gov.eg, Strategy& Analysis 6 North Mediterranean West, S.W. Mediterranean East , S.E. Mediterranean; Black sea N.W. Europe; UK; Baltic sea; America; Others
8,703 3,696 1,005 1,659 2,343
Suez Canal
Malta
Number of vessels entering in Med. Sea from Suez Canal - 2016
Total number of vessels passing through Suez Canal is 16,833 (8,703 South/North and 8,130 North/South)