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CMA CGM Routes New Giant Containership Through the Suez Canal

 The Suez Canal Authority is highlighting the passage of a new ultra-large containership through the Red Sea and Canal. It is part of its continuing e...

Middle East Tourism Flourishes With Suez Canal

The World Travel and Tourism Council is signaling a strong period of renewal for the Middle East as it focuses on the strategic importance of the Suez Canal cruise corridor. This w...

MSC and Celestyal Cruise Ships Transits Suez After Escape from Persian Gulf

 After getting their cruise ships out of the Persian Gulf, two cruise lines elected to send their ships through the Suez Canal to speed their repositi...

MSC Euribia completes first Suez Canal transit as cruise traffic resumes

The Suez Canal has welcomed one of the world’s largest cruise ships, MSC Euribia, marking its first transit through the waterway as part of a broader return of passenger vessels to...

Von Hormus nach Suez: Es geht um globale Machtansprüche

Vor 70 Jahren versetzte Ägypten mit der Übernahme des Suezkanals dem britischen Imperialismus den Todesstoß. Wiederholt sich mit Iran die Geschichte? mehr...

How one strait’s closure made Panama the world’s most expensive waterway

When Iran blocked the Strait of Hormuz on February 28, a vessel operator in Singapore made a booking through the Panama Canal’s reservation system that ultimately cost US$4 million...

Egypt emerges as a transit hub for Europe-Gulf freight

Egypt’s high hopes of ocean shipping lines returning to Suez in force were brought to an abrupt end by the outbreak of hostilities in the Middle East. Now the country is looking to...

Israels Mega-Kanal ist die Suez-Alternative, die seit über 70 Jahren in Planung ist

Israel plant schon lange einen neuen Kanal. Dieser soll das Monopol des Suezkanals brechen. Es gibt jedoch massive Hürden.

Ägypten treibt einen alternativen Schifffahrtskorridor zwischen Europa und der Golfregion voran, da die Verluste in der...

Ägypten baut neue Handelsroute zwischen Europa und Golf auf, um Risiken in der Straße von Hormus zu umgehen und Lieferketten zu sichern.

Suez Canal Chief holds cooperation talks with Swedish and French Ambassadors

Suez Canal Authority Chairman Adm. Ossama Rabiee held separate meetings with the ambassadors of Sweden and France to discuss maritime cooperation, logistics development, and the st...

Beyond Panama and Hormuz: 8 critical waterways under the global microscope

First, it was the Panama Canal, then came the Strait of Hormuz. What could be next? America’s actions in the two major shipping channels have grabbed headlines, and global attentio...

Suez Canal Authority refloats grounded bulk carrier in swift salvage operation

The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has successfully refloated the bulk carrier XIN TAIN YUAN after it ran aground due to a rudder failure while transiting the Suez Canal. The vessel, s...

Shippers happy to pay premium, so CMA CGM doubles Suez transits

CMA CGM is doubling its Suez Canal transits as shippers are prepared to pay a premium to move cargo to the Red Sea. The French line’s new Asia-North Europe (OCR) service, connectin...

Chinese Bulker Grounds in Suez Canal Stopping Traffic for Four Hours

A Chinese bulker briefly disrupted traffic for the southbound convoy of the Suez Canal on April 2 after the vessel experienced a reported “technical f...

Suez Canal Authority suspends 15% discount for large containerships

The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has suspended the 15% discount on transit fees previously granted to large containerships. The suspension took effect on Tuesday, according to a circ...

Why Hormuz blockade brings back memories of 1956 Suez crisis

China’s vast new canal link to Southeast Asia set to open earlier than expected

China’s landmark Pinglu Canal has entered its final phase of construction and is set to begin trial operations as early as September, with a first shipping route linking the countr...

Die Welt blickt weiter auf Hormus, während die Türkei ihre eigene Logistikrevolution vorbereitet: den Kanal, der die Spi...

In der Türkei soll ein Mega-Kanal entstehen. Der Istanbul-Kanal soll neue Handelsrouten ermöglichen. Europas Interesse an solchen Lösungen wächst.

French Carrier Strike Group Transits Suez Amid Hormuz Tensions

The French carrier strike group has transited the Suez Canal and is now moving toward the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, according to the French armed forces, which linked the deplo...

Egypt Offers Gulf Of Suez Blocks

Egypt has put three blocks on offer in the Gulf of Suez as part of the Open Blocks Licensing Program (OBLP) initiative, providing interested...

SCA rescues crew after barge fire in Suez waiting area

The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) successfully responded to a fire on the barge SUEZ 2 in the Suez waiting area. Its salvage units rescued crew members and safely transferred the carg...

Companies are paying millions to cross Panama Canal during Strait of Hormuz chokehold

Businesses have doled out as much as $4 million for last-minute plans to move boats through the Panama Canal in recent weeks, the Panama Canal Authority says, as Iran war's effecti...

Why a second global shipping chokepoint could soon live up to its name as the ‘Gate of Tears’

If you’d never heard of the Strait of Hormuz before, you probably have by now. Iran’s effective closure of the waterway, which usually carries about 20% of the world’s oil and gas,...