A giant tanker closed the Suez Canal for around 20 minutes late Wednesday night, raising concerns of a traffic disruption similar to that seen in early 2021, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said, confirming official press information about the event. The Affinity V oil tanker ran aground and blocked the seaway for about 20 minutes, […]
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Egypt widens and widens Suez Canal
Egypt has launched a plan to improve the Suez Canal by making an additional 10km accessible to two-way traffic, while widening and deepening another 30km, the head of the water authority said on Tuesday. Speaking at the first press conference on the expansion, which began in June, Osama Rabie, president of the Suez Canal Authority, […]
Partnership Agreement Signed between TPA and Suez Canal Economic Zone
ΟΛΘ Α.Ε. and the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) have signed a Cooperation Agreement to develop international trade and increase their business through the promotion of the Europe-Asia Sea route through the Suez Canal and the Port of Thessaloniki. According to the announcement, the main goal of this cooperation is the exchange of knowledge and […]
In July 2023, the expansion of the Suez Canal will be completed
The Suez Canal expansion project is expected to be completed after two years of work in July 2023, the president of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said on Sunday, according to Reuters. SCA announced plans to speed up plans to widen a second canal and widen an existing canal after the Ever Given container carrier […]
The Suez Canal Authority in 2nd place on the Forbes list of the leading logistics companies in the Middle East for 2021
The Forbes list of the top ten logistics companies in the Middle East for 2021 places the Suez Canal Authority. In a statement, the head of the Organization, Osama Rabie, said that “such a ranking rewards the Authority’s efforts and success in overcoming many challenges and crises throughout the year, with the coronavirus pandemic and […]
Move a giant container ship in the Suez Canal. The parameters of the engineering problem are named
At the points where the container ship Ever Given ran aground in the Suez Canal, two dredgers are carrying out excavation work: to improve the buoyancy of the vessel, sand is pumped out from the bottom under its “bow”. This was reported by the press service of the channel. Calculations show that for a […]
Suez Canal Blocked: 400M Container Ship Ran Aground – Video
The Suez Canal in Egypt is blocked by a grounded container ship, and there is a traffic jam from cargo ships, according to the BBC. The Ever Given of the Taiwanese transport company Evergreen Marine is being tried to be refloated by tugs, but there are fears that the operation will drag on for […]