Fourty four multinational Ships crossed the waterway of Suez Canal today with a total loading tonnage of 2.981 million tons, official figures said. In a press statement released by Suez Canal Authority here today, the northward convoy consisted of 19 ships with a loading tonnage of 1.162 million tons, while the southward convoy comprised 25 ships with a loading tonnage of 2.819 million tons. -- SPA