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Thursday, March 10, 2016
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Shipping News

Suez Canal Fires Back: Vast Majority of Ships Not Taking Cape of Good Hope Route

The Suez Canal Authority has fired back against news reports claiming that vessels are now changing their routes to around the southern tip of Africa due to

March 10, 2016
Total Views: 159

Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Capesize Bulk Carrier Refloated in Suez Canal
News

Capesize Bulk Carrier Refloated in Suez Canal

A grounded capesize bulk carrier has been refloated more than 12 days after running aground in the Suez Canal. According to media reports and AIS, the New

March 9, 2016
Total Views: 33

Friday, February 26, 2016
Capesize Bulk Carrier Aground in Suez Canal
News

Capesize Bulk Carrier Aground in Suez Canal

The Sues Canal Authority has confirmed that a capesize bulk carrier has run aground and remains stuck in the Suez Canal, according to shipping agency GAC. The

February 26, 2016
Total Views: 231

Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Canals Feel Ripples of Container Shipping Crisis as Vessels Go the Long Way Round
Interesting

Canals Feel Ripples of Container Shipping Crisis as Vessels Go the Long Way Round

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – The Panama and Suez canals could be the next institutions to be affected by the ongoing crisis in the container

February 23, 2016
Total Views: 512

Wednesday, August 12, 2015
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
Total Views: 15

Thursday, August 6, 2015
News

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
Total Views: 92

Wednesday, August 5, 2015
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: 1325

Tuesday, August 4, 2015
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
Total Views: 157

Wednesday, July 29, 2015
News

Egypt Completes Work on New Suez Canal

  By Eric Knecht ISMAILIA, Egypt, July 29 (Reuters) – Egypt has finished building its New Suez Canal, its overseer said on Wednesday, a project

July 29, 2015
Total Views: 25

Tuesday, July 28, 2015
News

Egypt to Increase Access to East Port Said With New Channel

  CAIRO, July 28 (Reuters) – Egypt plans to allow smaller vessels in the Mediterranean direct access to East Port Said around the clock instead of

July 28, 2015
Total Views: 30

Monday, July 27, 2015
News

Ship Photos of the Day – First Ships Cross New Suez Canal

  The first cargo ships crossed the new Suez Canal on Saturday in a test-run before it is officially inaugurated August 6th. [contextly_sidebar

July 27, 2015
Total Views: 32

Saturday, July 25, 2015
Interesting

First Cargo Ships Take Trial-Run Through New Suez Canal

  By Yusri Mohamed ISMAILIA, Egypt, July 25 (Reuters) – The first cargo ships passed through Egypt’s New Suez Canal on Saturday in a test-run

July 25, 2015
Total Views: 36

Monday, July 6, 2015
Interesting

Egypt Busts Suez Terror Plot – Sources

  CAIRO, July 6 (Reuters) – Egyptian authorities have arrested 13 members of the Muslim Brotherhood on suspicion of planting bombs around the Suez

July 6, 2015
Total Views: 24

Saturday, June 13, 2015
News

New Suez Canal to Open in August, Egypt Says

Egypt's New Suez Canal will open on Aug. 6, its overseer said on Saturday, a project President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi sees as a potent symbol of national pride

June 13, 2015
Total Views: 54

Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Collision

Video Captures Last Year’s Epic Collision Between Fully Laden Containerships in the Suez

On September 29, 2014 something went terribly wrong aboard Hapag-Lloyd’s containership Colombo Express when it lost control and slammed into the Maersk

June 9, 2015
Total Views: 1575

Sunday, May 3, 2015
VIDEO: Hanjin Containership Hit By Fire Near Suez Canal
Incidents

VIDEO: Hanjin Containership Hit By Fire Near Suez Canal

A giant Hanjin containership suffered a fire Friday while underway just south of the Suez Canal. Local media has identified the ship as the UK-flagged Hanjin

May 3, 2015
Total Views: 153

Saturday, April 18, 2015
News

Maersk Containership, Bulk Carrier Run Aground in Suez Canal -Sources

A container ship ran aground in Egypt's Suez Canal in dense mist on Saturday morning, the canal authority said, delaying traffic through a vital global trade

April 18, 2015
Total Views: 73

Friday, February 27, 2015
News

Durban Digs Deep to Lure Large Container Ships From Suez Canal

The South African port of Durban has started an excavation project to triple its capacity to handle large container ships, encouraging more vessels to sail

February 27, 2015
Total Views: 48

Monday, February 23, 2015
News

U.S. Navy Commander Says Major Middle East Shipping Routes Secure Despite Turmoil

Shipping corridors used by Gulf energy exporters are not at risk from violence and political volatility in Yemen and the seizure of swathes of territory in the

February 23, 2015
Total Views: 47

Tuesday, December 16, 2014
News

Containership Captain, Officer Detained After Deadly Collision in Gulf of Suez

The captain and first officer of a Kuwaiti container ship have been detained for four days after their ship collided with a fishing vessel in the Red Sea,

December 16, 2014
Total Views: 24
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