Suez Canal,the man-made waterway linking the Red Sea to the Mediterranean, which was
inaugurated in 1869, has long been a symbol of Egyptian national pride
1869
Canal opens,as the first canal to link Red Sea to the Mediterranean
10 years
Time taken to dig the Original Suez Canal
486
Number of Ships pass through the Suez Canal in 1870
2015
Second Suez Canal opens,allowing two-way traffic through the canal
12 Months
Time taken to dig the 'new suez canal'
17148
Number of ships pass through the syez canal in 2014
Egypt inaugurated a major expansion to the Suez Canal on Thursday August 06,2015
The new Suez Canal extension involved digging and dredging along 45 miles (72 kilometers) of the 120-mile canal, making a parallel waterway at its middle that will facilitate two-way traffic. With a depth of 79 feet (24 meters), the canal now allows the simultaneous passage of ships with up to a 66-foot draught
Egyptian air force planes parade in front of a statue representing a man digging during the inauguration ceremony of the new section of the Suez Canal in Ismailia, Egypt, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015.
1869
Canal opens,as the first canal to link Red Sea to the Mediterranean
10 years
Time taken to dig the Original Suez Canal
486
Number of Ships pass through the Suez Canal in 1870
2015
Second Suez Canal opens,allowing two-way traffic through the canal
12 Months
Time taken to dig the 'new suez canal'
17148
Number of ships pass through the syez canal in 2014
Egypt inaugurated a major expansion to the Suez Canal on Thursday August 06,2015
The new Suez Canal extension involved digging and dredging along 45 miles (72 kilometers) of the 120-mile canal, making a parallel waterway at its middle that will facilitate two-way traffic. With a depth of 79 feet (24 meters), the canal now allows the simultaneous passage of ships with up to a 66-foot draught
Taking
a year to complete and costing over $8 billion, the project widens and
deepens part of the canal to increase traffic and revenue. Seventy-two
kilometers (45 miles) of new waterways have been added, according to the
Suez Canal Authority.
Egyptian
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi led an opening ceremony which was
attended by numerous heads of state, including French President Francois
Hollande.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Kuwait's Emir Sheik Sabah Al Ahmed
Al Sabah and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras also attended, as well
as Yemen's exiled President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi and Sudanese
President Omar al-Bashir
Egyptian air force planes parade over a
statue representing a man digging the new section of the Suez Canal in
Ismailia, Egypt, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015
Egyptian air force planes parade in front of a statue representing a man digging during the inauguration ceremony of the new section of the Suez Canal in Ismailia, Egypt, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015.
People celebrate the new Suez Canal opening
while gathering around Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Thursday,
Aug. 6, 2015. With much pomp and fanfare
In this picture provided by the office of the
Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, right,
chats with Jordan's King Abdullah II following a ceremony unveiling a
major extension of the Suez Canal in Ismailia, Egypt, Thursday, Aug. 6,
2015.
A cargo container ship crosses the new
section of the Suez Canal after the opening ceremony in Ismailia, Egypt,
Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015.
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