Oman's National Ferries Company passenger traffic registers 24 per cent rise

Muscat: Until the end of February 2016 the number of passengers using the ferries grew by 24 per cent, compared to the corresponding period in 2015.
The statistics issued by the National Ferries Company (NFC) pointed out that the number of passengers crossed the 37,000 passengers mark, while vehicles transportation registered a growth by 19 per cent during the same period.
The monthly bulletin issued by NFC showed that the number of passengers transported by the company’s fleet during February this year stood at 37,566, compared to 30,328 during February 2015.
The number of vehicles shipped during February 2016 stood at 8,898 compared to 7,476 vehicles during the same period in 2015.
The cargo volume also increased through the company’s fleet during February this year to reach 5,260 tons compared to 786 tons during the same period in 2015.