Suez Canal set to resume normal traffic after collisionNormal traffic is expected to resume through the Suez Canal within hours after two vessels collided. The collision occurred when an LNG car...
23 Aug, 2023, 02.51 PM IST
Suez Canal tugboat sinks after collision with tankerA Suez Canal tugboat sank following a collision with a Hong Kong-flagged LPG tanker on Saturday, leaving one crew member dead and another m...
06 Aug, 2023, 07.56 AM IST
Suez Canal traffic 'normal' after stuck vessel refloatedTugboats "have begun towing the ship" which had suffered "a sudden technical failure" and was now being safely towed away for repairs, said...
09 Jan, 2023, 02.18 PM IST
Egypt to raise Suez Canal transit fees for ships in 2023The Suez Canal Authority said that it will add 15% to the fees for tankers carrying oil and petroleum products, and 10% for dry bulk carrie...
19 Sep, 2022, 10.35 AM IST
Suez Canal authority to raise transit fees by 15% in 2023 - chairmanTransit fees for bulk and tourist ships will be raised by 10%, Rabie added.
17 Sep, 2022, 06.33 PM IST
Egypt lengthening two-way portion of Suez Canal by 10 kilometresGlobal shipping traffic was disrupted last year when one of the world's largest container ships got stuck in the southern section of the 19...
16 Feb, 2022, 10.07 AM IST
Megaship that blocked Suez heads back to AsiaThe MV Ever Given had "successfully crossed" the canal after unloading its cargo in Britain and was now on its way to China, Suez Canal Aut...
21 Aug, 2021, 04.02 PM IST
Record revenues flow from Suez despite megaship blockageThe nearly 200,000-tonne vessel had run aground and become wedged across the canal during a sandstorm on March 23, blocking a vital artery ...
12 Jul, 2021, 09.22 AM IST
Ever Given operator says more time needed for ship releaseSCA agreed to settle with the owners of the Ever Given, having initially demanding $916 million in compensation to cover salvage efforts, r...
25 Jun, 2021, 09.06 AM IST
Suez Canal chief proposes widening, deepening vital waterwayThe proposed plan, outlined by Osama Rabie, would be to widen a 30-kilometer stretch by about 40 meters and deepen that area to 72 feet ins...
12 May, 2021, 08.47 AM IST
Egypt offers to cut compensation claim for blocking of Suez CanalThe blockage roiled shipping markets because hundreds of vessels had to wait for the canal — which can shave two weeks off a journey betwee...
10 May, 2021, 07.57 AM IST
Suez Canal may expand southern channel, chairman saysThe committee investigating the grounding was made up of five or six members with law, maritime, salvage, and administration expertise.
07 Apr, 2021, 12.11 PM IST
Suez Canal shipping backlog ends, days after giant vessel freedOsama Rabie, chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), said 85 ships were expected to pass the canal from both sides on Saturday. They wi...
03 Apr, 2021, 06.36 PM IST
Egypt may seek $1 billion in damages for Suez Canal crisisThe 400-meter-long Ever Given ship, owned by Japan’s Shoei Kisen Kaisha Ltd., ran aground on March 23 in the southern part of the canal and...
03 Apr, 2021, 10.15 AM IST
Suez Canal head says considering discounts for ships affected by blockageThe Suez Canal Authority is considering discounts for vessels affected by the blockage caused by a stranded container ship, its chairman sa...
28 Mar, 2021, 05.25 PM IST
Suez Canal chief cites possible 'human error' in ship groundingThe crisis has crippled global supply chains, forcing cargo firms to choose between waiting or the expensive option of rerouting vessels ar...
28 Mar, 2021, 07.43 AM IST
Ship stranded in Suez Canal has moved but unclear when it will be freed- SCA ChairmanSCA Chairman Osama Rabie said he hoped it would not be necessary to resort to removing containers from the ship to lighten its load, but th...
27 Mar, 2021, 08.37 PM IST