Egypt's Suez Canal revenues rise 6.8% in 2014

Egypt's Suez Canal reached $5.46 billion in revenues in 2014 compared to $5.11 billion in 2013, a 6.75 percent increase, reported state-owned news agency MENA on Thursday.
The canal saw 17,150 ships pass through carrying 962.8 million tonnes of cargo, added MENA.

A project to expand the canal is currently underway and is estimated by the government to more than double the revenues by 2023.