🚢Follow our Suez Canal live blog for all the latest news and updates The Suez Canal was built by French diplomat Ferdinand de Lesseps. In 1859 Lesseps formed the Suez Canal Company for the ...

The Suez Canal is more than just a waterway ,it's a man-made marvel that reshaped global trade and geopolitics. Built through the harsh Egyptian desert, this 120-mile canal connects the Mediterranean ...

The Suez Canal is 120 miles long ... a new 22-mile lane branching off the main canal channel was also built, with the improvement works completed and opened for ships by 2015.

An illustration of opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 Public domain via Wikimedia Commons On November 17, 1869, the esteemed guests of Ismaʻil Pasha, Ottoman viceroy of Egypt, gathered on the ...

Navigable waterways have been dug since the times of Ancient Egypt. While the Suez Canal is a more recent addition to the man-made canals across the country, its several pharaohs over many ...

Egypt's Suez Canal chief Osama Rabie said they are considering offering discounts ranging from 12% to 15% on transit fees.His statement came after revenue from the strategic canal continued to ...

Built in 2018, the Burri is 820 feet long and ... A flurry of ships has run aground or broken down in the Suez Canal over the past few years. Earlier this month, a tugboat sank in the canal ...

This £395 million project, reminiscent of the iconic Suez Canal but on a smaller scale, promises to reshape the maritime landscape in the region. Located between Lithuania and Poland, the ...

The incident occurred in the eastern lane of the middle section of the canal, built as an expansion that ... the canal authority said. The Suez Canal is one of the world's most heavily used ...

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