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Navigation statistics for the Kieler Canal

The transit route The Kieler Canal is constituted by passages from Bornholms Gat to the Kieler Canal and vice-versa.

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Number of ships having passed the Fehmarn Belt per year during the period 2011-2014 from Bornholm to Kiel and vice-versa.

2011
Draught	0-7 m		7-9 m		>9 m		Unknown		Total
Direction	North	South	North	South	North	South	North	South
Cargo ships	3651	3609	1498	1476	277	210	466	258	11445
Tankers	1127	703	453	406	156	24	107	44	2304
Passenger ships	77	50	37	53	0	1	1	2	183
Other ships	142	80	19	7	5	1	48	43	273
Total	4997	4442	2007	1942	438	236	622	347	14205

2012
Draught	0-7 m		7-9 m		>9 m		Unknown		Total
Direction	North	South	North	South	North	South	North	South
Cargo ships	4145	3922	1790	1693	305	218	47	24	12144
Tankers	1131	712	528	485	146	22	8	3	3035
Passenger ships	79	89	31	61	0	0	0	0	260
Other ships	138	123	25	8	24	0	23	27	368
Total	5493	4846	2374	2247	475	240	78	54	15807

2013
Draught	0-7 m		7-9 m		>9 m		Unknown		Total
Direction	North	South	North	South	North	South	North	South
Cargo ships	3330	3186	1572	1395	311	153	3	3	9953
Tankers	398	713	520	447	105	12	0	0	2195
Passenger ships	30	49	41	53	0	0	0	0	173
Other ships	65	2	17	10	0	0	26	1	121
Total	3823	3950	2150	1905	416	165	29	4	12442

2014
Draught	0-7 m		7-9 m		>9 m		Unknown		Total
Direction	North	South	North	South	North	South	North	South
Cargo ships	3607	3303	1502	1488	331	221	20	4	10476
Tankers	469	590	370	549	138	42	3	4	2165
Passenger ships	13	24	32	32	0	0	0	1	102
Other ships	47	55	7	4	2	2	47	49	213
Total	4136	3972	1911	2073	471	265	70	58	12956

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