Suez Canal to be expanded after Ever Given fiasco
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May 12, 2021 12.24pm
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Cairo: Egypt has announced plans to widen and deepen the southern part of the Suez Canal where a hulking vessel ran aground and closed off the crucial waterway in March.
The head of the Suez Canal Authority, Lieutenant General Osama Rabe, announced details of the plan in a televised ceremony in the canal’s city of Ismailia. Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi and top government officials attended the ceremony.
The plan includes widening the canal’s southernmost stretch by about 40 metres to the east, on the side of the Sinai Peninsula, Rabei said. That segment would also be deepened to nearly 23 metres, from the current 20 metres. That part of the canal is 30 kilometres long.
Egypt on Tuesday announced plans to widen and deepen the southern part of the Suez Canal where a hulking vessel ran aground and closed off the crucial waterway in March. The head of the Suez Canal Authority, Lt Gen Osama Rabie, announced details of the plan in a televised ceremony in the canal s city of Ismailia. Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and top government officials attended the ceremony. The plan includes widening the canal s southernmost stretch by about 40 meters (yards) to the east, on the side of the Sinai Peninsula, Rabie said. That segment would also be deepened to 72 feet, from the current 66 feet in depth. That part of the canal is 30 kilometers (18 miles) long.
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A handout satellite image shows a view of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Ethiopia on July 20, 2020. (AFP) Cairo - Mohammed Abdo Hassanein
Egypt and Ethiopia have affirmed their commitment to the negotiations aimed at resolving a dispute over Addis Ababa’s giant hydropower dam on the Blue Nile.
During the inauguration of several development projects in the Suez Canal Authority on Tuesday, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi voiced his country’s concern about the ongoing crisis with Ethiopia.
He said the negotiations are “worrisome” and need “patience,” urging his people to trust the political leadership. He also reassured them that Cairo will not undermine its water rights.
Egypt plans Suez Canal expansion after MV Ever Given vessel was grounded
The vessel is still held in the canal s Great Bitter Lake amid a financial dispute between its owners and the Suez Canal Authority.
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This satellite image from Maxar Technologies shows the cargo ship MV Ever Given stuck in the Suez Canal near Suez, Egypt. (File Photo | AP) By Associated Press
CAIRO: Egypt on Tuesday announced plans to widen and deepen the southern part of the Suez Canal where a hulking vessel ran aground and closed off the crucial waterway in March.
The head of the Suez Canal Authority, Lt. Gen. Osama Rabie, announced details of the plan in a televised ceremony in the canal’s city of Ismailia. Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and top government officials attended the ceremony.