Suez Canal
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Operations
Boxship collides with floating bridge in Suez Canal
A Singapore-flagged containership struck a floating bridge on Wednesday in the eastern lane of the Suez Canal after losing control…
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68-page final investigation report into the Ever Given Suez grounding released
The Panamanian registry, which has the on its books, has published its verdict on this decade’s most high-profile shipping accident. …
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Bulk carrier grounds along the Suez Canal
A 56,708 dwt supramax bulk carrier grounded early this morning along the Suez Canal with ships then backing up behind…
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LNG carrier runs aground in Suez Canal
A large liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier ran aground in Egypt’s Suez Canal on Wednesday. Local media reported the shipping…
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Suez Canal Authority to raise tolls again
Having already raised fees three times in quick succession this year, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has warned shipowners of…
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Suez Canal Authority heeds corruption criticism finally
Castigated repeatedly for its position as the world’s most corrupt area for merchant shipping, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) is…
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Americas
The tale of two canals – game theory in action
What comes to your mind when you think about the Suez and Panama Canals? Marvels of engineering? An exotic waterway…
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Middle East
Suez Canal negotiating radical pricing rethink
In a radical shift for its pricing mechanism, the Suez Canal Authority is in discussions with a number of the…
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Americas
Panama Canal says it won’t be drawn into price war
The administrator of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), Jorge Luis Quijano, says his organization will not be drawn into a…
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Containers
10,000-teu Maersk boxship grounding sparks delays along the Suez Canal
Traffic backed up on the Suez Canal yesterday as the 9,971-teu ran aground at the 133-km mark of the waterway.…
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Middle East
Suez Canal financial results fall flat
Revenues from the Suez Canal during September show a decline on last year’s figures, in spite of Egypt’s recently completed…
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Middle East
Egypt opens enlarged Suez Canal
Amid exceptionally tight security, Egypt will open an expansion to the Suez Canal today with dignitaries from around the world…
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Middle East
Channel to be built to open up East Port Said
As part of the revamp of the Suez Canal, a new side channel costing some $60m will be build around…
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Expanded Suez Canal begins trial operations
Athens: Trial operations will begin on the new Suez Canal expansion project this Saturday, before the new channel is officially inaugurated on…
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Contributions
Suez alert: the terrorist threat to shipping
Kevin Doherty from Nexus Consulting warns authorities in Egypt are covering up a severe terrorist threat to shipping. The UN…
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Middle East
Egyptian authorities arrest Suez Canal bomb plot suspects
Cairo: Just hours after Splash reported that Islamic State is intending to target the newly expanded Suez Canal, reports have emerged…
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Middle East
Islamic State targets the Suez Canal’s big reopening
Cairo: Today marks exactly one month until the official opening of the newly expanded Suez Canal, and sources in Cairo,…
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Middle East
August date set for new Suez Canal opening
Cairo: August 6 has been announced as the official launch date for the new expanded Suez Canal. Egyptian president Abdel…
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Containers
Fire doused on giant Hanjin boxship transiting Suez Canal
Cairo: The Suez Canal Authority deployed five emergency response vessels yesterday to battle a big fire on a giant Hanjin…
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Middle East
New police force tasked with protecting Suez Canal
Cairo: Egypt is setting up a new police force specifically tasked with protecting the Suez Canal, following continued threats to…
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