Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, Lieutenant General Osama Rabie, revealed the details of the Suez Canal duplication project, saying: We studied the complete duplication of the Suez Canal.
During the activities of the annual International Maritime Transport and Logistics Conference Marlog, Lieutenant General Osama Rabie continued: Two international companies are preparing feasibility studies for the Suez Canal duplication project, and the initial studies for the dualization of the Suez Canal were presented to President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.
Rabie added that the Houthi attacks affected the income of the Suez Canal through a decrease in the number of ships by 4%, commenting: The dollar revenue decreased by 51% due to the Houthi attacks, and the Suez Canal is carrying out many development projects for maritime transport services, and is also improving the southern sector of the canal. .
The head of the Suez Canal Authority continued: Implementing the project to develop the navigational course of the canal in the Lesser Bitter Lakes aims to double the area of 10 kilometers to join the Suez Canal, and the new Suez Canal will be 82 kilometers long instead of 72 kilometers to increase the number of ships.
