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Thursday, January 18, 2024
Container ships on Suez Canal.
Shipping

Suez Canal Diversions Pile Pressure on Egypt’s Economy

CAIRO, Jan 18 (Reuters) – A sharp downturn in revenue after sea attacks by Yemen’s Houthis diverted away shipping away from

January 18, 2024
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Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Egypt Introduces Measures to Help Clear Backed Up Ports
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Egypt Introduces Measures to Help Clear Backed Up Ports

CAIRO, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Egypt’s finance ministry has put in place a package of measures to clear a backlog of goods piled up in port, a

August 30, 2022
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Sunday, August 15, 2021
King Khufu's solar boat
Blog

World’s Oldest Ship Moved To Grand Egyptian Museum

by Sameh El-Khatib  (Reuters) King Khufu’s Boat, an ancient vessel that is the oldest and largest wooden ship discovered, has been painstakingly moved

August 15, 2021
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Wednesday, January 27, 2021
LNG carrier
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Egypt to Reopen LNG Plant In Push to Be Major European Supplier

By Salma El Wardany (Bloomberg) — Egypt is set to boost exports of liquefied natural gas by restarting one of its two production plants. The Damietta

January 27, 2021
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Wednesday, April 18, 2018
bulk ship in egypt
Maritime News

Egypt to Run Ports 24 Hours to Cut Costly Delays

CAIRO, April 18 (Reuters) – Egypt will keep ports running for 24 hours a day, up from 16 currently, to cut “long waiting times” for

April 18, 2018
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Saturday, December 16, 2017
eni zohr field
Offshore

Egypt Says Eni’s Giant Zohr Gas Field Starts First Production

By Salma El Wardany (Bloomberg) — Egypt’s Eni SpA-operated Zohr natural gas field has started production, bringing the country closer to its

December 16, 2017
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Monday, December 11, 2017
lng ship
News

Egypt Sees Pilot Production at Eni’s Zohr Gas Field Starting Soon

By Salma El Wardany (Bloomberg) — Pilot production at Egypt’s Eni SpA-operated Zohr natural gas field will begin “in the coming few days,” the oil

December 11, 2017
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Monday, December 4, 2017
Offshore Oil Platform
Offshore

Exxon Eyes Egypt’s Offshore Oil

by Ron Bousso (Reuters) Exxon Mobil is considering a foray into Egypt offshore oil and gas, seeking to replicate rivals’ success in the country and

December 4, 2017
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Tuesday, November 14, 2017
eni zohr field
Maritime News

Giant Mediterranean Gas Find Prompts Egypt to End LNG Imports in 2018

By Salma El Wardany (Bloomberg) — Egypt will stop importing liquefied natural gas in 2018 and may eventually export gas after it starts producing this

November 14, 2017
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Friday, September 16, 2016
Egypt Takes Delivery of Second Mistral Warship
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Egypt Takes Delivery of Second Mistral Warship

NANTES, France, Sept 16 (Reuters) – Egypt took delivery of a second French Mistral helicopter carrier on Friday, part of a $1 billion deal signed last

September 16, 2016
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Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Top-Ranked Analyst Now Says Buy Maersk After Stock Got Pummeled
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Top-Ranked Analyst Now Says Buy Maersk After Stock Got Pummeled

By Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) — The top-ranked analyst covering A.P. Moeller-Maersk has turned bullish on the stock. Investors who listened to Frans

November 25, 2015
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Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Egypt Keeping Eni’s Giant Offshore Find for Itself
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Egypt Keeping Eni’s Giant Offshore Find for Itself

  By Maher Chmaytelli (Bloomberg) — Egypt plans to keep all the natural gas produced at a giant field Eni SpA found off its Mediterranean coast to

September 1, 2015
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Monday, August 31, 2015
‘Historic’ Zohr Gas Discovery Off Egypt Re-Writes Israel’s Energy Playbook
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‘Historic’ Zohr Gas Discovery Off Egypt Re-Writes Israel’s Energy Playbook

  By Ari Rabinovitch and Eric Knecht JERUSALEM/CAIRO, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Egypt’s historic gas discovery threatens to sink Israel’s

August 31, 2015
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Sunday, August 30, 2015
Eni Finds Largest Mediterranean Gas Field Ever Offshore Egypt
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Eni Finds Largest Mediterranean Gas Field Ever Offshore Egypt

    By Anthony DiPaola (Bloomberg) — Eni SpA discovered a “super giant” natural gas field offshore Egypt in what the Italian oil company

August 30, 2015
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Wednesday, August 12, 2015
new suez canal
News

Drewry: New Suez Canal Targets ‘Ambitious’

  By Drewry Shipping Consultants The impressive ‘New Suez Canal’ project will improve capacity, transit times and reduce delays, not least because it

August 12, 2015
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Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Time-Lapse: Maersk Ship Transits New Suez Canal in 3 Minutes
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Time-Lapse: Maersk Ship Transits New Suez Canal in 3 Minutes

Here is a new time-lapse video from Maersk Line showing a transit of the New Suez Canal, an adjacent waterway that now allows vessels to pass each other

August 11, 2015
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Thursday, August 6, 2015
Ship Photos of the Day – Egypt Opens New Suez Canal
Maritime News

Ship Photos of the Day – Egypt Opens New Suez Canal

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi signed an order on Thursday allowing ships to pass through the New Suez Canal. The $8.5 billion

August 6, 2015
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Egypt Inaugurates $8 Billion ‘New Suez Canal’
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Egypt Inaugurates $8 Billion ‘New Suez Canal’

  By Ahmed Feteha and Tarek El-Tablawy (Bloomberg) — Egypt unveiled an $8.5 billion expansion to the Suez Canal on Thursday, the first of a series

August 6, 2015
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Wednesday, August 5, 2015
Six Quick Facts About the New Suez Canal
Interesting

Six Quick Facts About the New Suez Canal

  CAIRO, Aug 5 (Reuters) – Egypt on Thursday opens the New Suez Canal, an extension which flanks the existing 145-year-old waterway and part of a

August 5, 2015
Total Views: 1241

Tuesday, August 4, 2015
new suez canal
Maritime News

Did the World Actually Need a New Suez Canal?

  By Ahmed Feteha (Bloomberg) — The Suez Canal took 10 years to build and cost thousands of workers their lives. When planners suggested three years

August 4, 2015
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