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Monday, January 17, 2022
Convoy of ships in the Suez Canal
Shipping News

Suez Canal Has Record Year Despite Ever Given Saga

By Verity Ratcliffe (Bloomberg) More ships traversed the Suez Canal in 2021 than ever before despite its temporary blocking by a 400-meter-long vessel and the

January 17, 2022
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Sunday, January 16, 2022
Munkebo Maersk Suez
Shipping

Suez Canal Expansion Plans Accelerated For Completion By July 2023

DUBAI, Jan 16 (Reuters) – A project to expand parts of the Suez Canal is expected to be completed after two years of work in July 2023, the chairman

January 16, 2022
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Tuesday, January 4, 2022
Suez Canal Reports Record Annual Revenue in 2021
Shipping

Suez Canal Reports Record Annual Revenue in 2021

The Suez Canal Authority reported record annual revenue of $6.3 billion in 2021 despite headwinds from COVID-19 and the grounding of the Ever Given, which shut

January 4, 2022
Total Views: 989

Monday, January 3, 2022
Convoy of ships in the Suez Canal
Shipping

Suez Canal Toll Increase to Boost Revenue By $400 Million, Chairman Says

The chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Osama Rabieh told Arabiya TV on Monday that the 6% increase in canal fees starting in February will boost

January 3, 2022
Total Views: 2473

Sunday, November 28, 2021
Saudi Prince Announces Oxagon, The World’s Largest Floating Industrial Complex
Ports

Saudi Prince Announces Oxagon, The World’s Largest Floating Industrial Complex

By Vivian Nereim (Bloomberg) –Saudi Arabia’s high-tech “Neom” mega-project plans to expand a tiny local port into a trade and manufacturing

November 28, 2021
Total Views: 8844

Thursday, November 4, 2021
Convoy of ships in the Suez Canal
Shipping

Suez Canal to Hike Ship Tolls by 6% Starting in 2022

The Suez Canal Authority plans to raise tolls by 6% on ships transiting the waterway next year, the canal authority’s chairman Osama Rabea said on

November 4, 2021
Total Views: 2792

Thursday, September 9, 2021
coral crystal suez canal
Accidents

Déjà Vu: Bulk Carrier Suffers ‘Temporary Delinquency’ Incident In Suez Canal

The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) is investigating an incident involving a bulk carrier in the Suez Canal, which was quickly handled by SCA tugs and navigation

September 9, 2021
Total Views: 3790

hospital ship Global Mercy in Suez Canal
Shipping News

Suez Canal Gives Free Passage To World’s Newest Hospital Ship

The Suez Canal has donated free passage to the world’s newest hospital ship Mercy Ships’ newbuild Global Mercy. The ship is currently on the

September 9, 2021
Total Views: 5180

Tuesday, August 31, 2021
EVER ACE, The World’s Largest Containership, Transits The Suez Canal
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EVER ACE, The World’s Largest Containership, Transits The Suez Canal

Ever Ace, the world’s largest containership, transited the Suez Canal for the first time August 28, 2021. Ever Ace, built in 2021 for the Taiwanese

August 31, 2021
Total Views: 7421

Monday, August 16, 2021
svitzer tugs assisting ever given
Shipping

Two Additional Svitzer Tugs to Join Suez Canal Fleet

Global towage provider Svitzer has extended its contract with the Suez Canal Authority to include two additional tugs, providing the waterway with additional

August 16, 2021
Total Views: 2717

Saturday, July 24, 2021
United Shipbuilding Corporation CEO Alexei Rakhmanov.
Shipping News

Putin Reviews New Short Sea Shipping Plans To Bypass Suez Canal

This week Russian President Vladimir Putin met with the country’s shipbuilding executives to review plans to prioritize short sea shipping with the hope

July 24, 2021
Total Views: 5297

Friday, July 23, 2021
tanker in suez canal
News

Top Secret Israeli Oil Pipeline To Bypass Suez Canal

By Amy Teibel (Bloomberg) Israel’s new government will reexamine a deal to ship oil from the United Arab Emirates via a top-secret Israeli pipeline

July 23, 2021
Total Views: 5330

Sunday, July 11, 2021
NASA Space photo of Suez Canal
Finance

Suez Canal Revenue Hits Record $5.84 Billion

by Yousry Mohamed (Reuters) How much does the Suez Canal make each year? Egypt’s Suez Canal revenue rose to a record $5.84 billion in its 2020-21

July 11, 2021
Total Views: 4667

Wednesday, July 7, 2021
containership Ever Given Departs Suez Canal
Incidents

Ever Given Departs Suez Canal After 106 Days

By Nadeen Ebrahim ISMAILIA, Egypt, July 7 (Reuters) – The Ever Given, one of the world’s largest container ships, resumed its journey and left the

July 7, 2021
Total Views: 4832

Monday, July 5, 2021
Stranded container ship Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, is seen after it ran aground, in Suez Canal
Incidents

Deal Reached for Ever Given to Depart Suez on Wednesday

By Yousry Mohamed (Reuters) The owners and insurers of the Ever Given container ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March said on Sunday a formal settlement

July 5, 2021
Total Views: 5358

Thursday, June 24, 2021
Ever Given Suez Canal
Shipping News

Egypt Expects To Sign Ever Given Deal Next Week

By Abdel Latif Wahba (Bloomberg) Egypt expects to finalize an agreement next week for compensation over the giant ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March,

June 24, 2021
Total Views: 2494

Wednesday, June 23, 2021
ever given refloated
Shipping News

Agreement in Principle Reached for Release of Ever Given

ISMAILIA, June 23 (Reuters) – The owners and insurers of a giant cargo ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March have reached agreement in principle in a

June 23, 2021
Total Views: 11262

Friday, May 28, 2021
maersk emerald
Shipping

‘Maersk Emerald’ Briefly Grounds in Suez Canal, Triggering Flashbacks of Ever Given

A 366-meter-long containership grounded in the Suez Canal on Friday, but was refloated and ship traffic was able to continue through the waterway. The ship is

May 28, 2021
Total Views: 24245

Thursday, May 27, 2021
Satellite image of Ever Given Aground
Accidents

Suez Canal Head Blames Ever Given Grounding on Speed, Rudder

By Aidan Lewis and Nadeen Ebrahim ISMAILIA, Egypt, May 27 (Reuters) – The container ship that got stuck in the Suez Canal in March was struggling to

May 27, 2021
Total Views: 6881

Sunday, May 16, 2021
ever given aerial
Shipping

Suez Canal Begins Dredging Wider Southern Section

CAIRO, May 15 (Reuters) – The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has started dredging work to extend a second lane that allows for two-way traffic in a southern

May 16, 2021
Total Views: 3700
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