km paved, 2,540 km gravel, crushed stone, 650 km improved and unimproved earth Ports: Assab (formerly Aseb), Massawa (formerly Mits'iwa) Merchant marine: 176 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 186,331 GRT/249,490 DWT; includes 8 cargo, 1 multifunction/barge carrier, 177 oil tanker, 6 bulk, 1 combination ore/oil, 1 specialized tanker, 1 refrigerated cargo, 6 container, 9 livestock carrier, 11 multifunction large-load carrier, 23 oil tanker, 34 chemical tanker, 2 specialized tanker, 8 liquefied gas, 128 intermodal; in addition,
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