Egypt completes trial run of new Suez Canal channel extension
3 days ago · Egypt said on Saturday it had successfully tested a new 10 km channel near the southern end of the Suez Canal, even as its revenue from the waterway has plunged since Yemen's Houthi militants ...
Egypt Successfully Conducts Trial Run Of New Extended Channel Of Suez Canal
1 day ago · The Suez Canal Authority said that the extension will allow 6 to 8 more ships to pass through daily and will help handle emergencies more effectively, improving the canal’s efficiency and safety. ... Egypt planned to expand the canal’s southern section and widen existing parts to prevent similar problems in future. The canal is 193 ...
Egypt completes trial run of new Suez Canal channel extension
3 days ago · The Suez Canal Authority said in a statement that during a trial run two ships passed through a new stretch of the canal’s two-way section without incident. Following the 2021 grounding of the container ship Ever Given that blocked the vital waterway for six days, Egypt accelerated plans to extend the second channel in the southern reaches of ...
Egypt tests new extension of the Suez Canal | Arab News
2 days ago · CAIRO: Egypt has tested a new 10-kilometer extension to the Suez Canal as it tries to minimize the impact of currents on shipping and increase the key waterway’s capacity. Two ships used the new ...
Regional challenges cost Egypt around $7 bln of Suez Canal ... - Arab News
5 days ago · The attacks have forced shipping firms to divert vessels from the Suez Canal to longer routes around Africa, disrupting global trade by delaying deliveries and sending costs higher.
Two tankers collided in Egypt's Suez Canal ... - Associated Press News
Aug 23, 2023 · CAIRO (AP) — Two tankers carrying oil products and liquefied natural gas collided in a single-lane stretch of the Suez Canal, briefly disrupting traffic through the global waterway before it was cleared, Egyptian authorities said Wednesday.
Suez Canal diversions pile pressure on Egypt's distressed economy
Jan 18, 2024 · A sharp downturn in revenue after sea attacks by Yemen's Houthis diverted away shipping away from the Suez Canal has struck a painful new blow to Egypt's already deteriorating economy,...
Suez Canal | AP News
Feb 13, 2023 · Two tankers collided in Egypt’s Suez Canal, briefly disrupting traffic in the vital waterway
Cargo ship goes aground, is refloated in Egypt’s Suez Canal - AP News
Jan 9, 2023 · CAIRO (AP) — A cargo ship carrying corn that went aground early on Monday in the Suez Canal was refloated and traffic through the crucial waterway was restored, Egyptian authorities said.
Suez Canal revenues plunge by 60 percent as Egypt faces …
4 days ago · Egypt’s Suez Canal has seen its revenues nosedive by more than 60 percent in 2024 compared to the previous year, amounting to a staggering $7 billion loss, according to a statement released on ...