The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has completed a successful trial operation of its latest infrastructure development in the Small Bitter Lakes area, marking a significant advancement in the Canal’s southern sector expansion. During the trial, two vessels – FU XING HAI and SUVARI BEY – navigated the newly constructed waterway, while four additional vessels simultaneously used the original canal route.
Admiral Ossama Rabiee, Chairman and Managing Director of the Suez Canal Authority, has emphasised the great importance of the Southern Sector Development Project and its numerous navigational advantages. These include increasing the margin of navigational safety and reducing the impact of water and air currents after expanding the Canal by 40 metres to the east, and increasing the depth from 66 feet to 72 feet within the scope of the canal expansion project, from km 132 (canal marking) to km 162 (canal marking). Moreover, the Canal duplication project increases the canal’s accommodation capacity by an average of 6-8 vessels per day. Additionally, the length of the New Suez Canal has been extended from 72 to 82 kilometres.
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