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Suez Canal

The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez and dividing Africa and Asia. The canal is a route of trade between Europe and Asia. It is managed by the state-owned state-owned Suez Canal Authority (SCA).

Suez Canal Economic Zone and Antipollution Egypt holds talks

Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) March 14, 2024 – A meeting between the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) and Antipollution Egypt took place recently....

Suez Canal Authority plans to double capacity

Cairo, Egypt (Ports Europe)- March 6, 2024—The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) plans to double capacity and says the required studies will be ready within 18...

The magnitude of overlapping shipping disruptions

Geneva, Switzerland (Ports Europe) February 25, 2024 – For the first time, the world faces simultaneous disruptions in two major global maritime trade...

EU delegation visits Suez Canal Economic Zone

Cairo, Egypt (Ports Europe) February 13, 2024 – A European Commission delegation headed by the Director General for the Taxation and Customs Union DG...

UNCTAD alarm about Red and Black Seas and Panama Canal

Geneva, Switzerland (Ports Europe) January 27, 2024 – The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has raised profound concerns over...

Red Sea crisis affecting Italian ports

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) January 25, 2024 – A report by ISPI (Institute for International Political Studies) says that Italian ports are now affected...

The global media about the Red Sea crisis

Suez, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 21, 2024 – Welcome to the new global shipping order where the Suez and the Panama canals are no longer the key sailing...

SCZone with investments of $1.85 billion in last six months

Suez, Egypt (Ports Europe) December 30, 2023 – The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) received $1.85 billion worth of investments between July 1 and December...

Maersk ships to resume sailing via the Red Sea

Suez, Egypt (Ports Europe) December 25, 2023 – Denmark’s AP Møller-Maersk will send again Maersk ships via the Suez Canal and the Red Sea, less than a...

Absurd Iranian threat to “close” the Mediterranean Sea

Tehran, Iran (Ports Europe) December 24, 2023 – Absurd Iranian threat – the Mediterranean Sea could be closed if Israel, supported by the United...

Perfect storm for global shipping due to Suez and Panama canal issues

Suez, Egypt (Ports Europe) December 17, 2023 – Welcome to the new global shipping order where the Suez and the Panama canals are no longer the key sailing...

SCZONE, Scatec ASA sign bunkering agreement

Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) December 4, 2023 – The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) and Scatec ASA have signed an MoU aimed at issuing a license to...

Panama Canal congestion to jam Suez Canal

Suez, Egypt (Ports Europe) December 3, 2023 – Unprecedented Panama Canal congestion, as the worst drought in more than 50 years continues to restrict its...

DP World with a new logistic park near Suez Canal

Suez, Egypt (Ports Europe) November 29, 2023 – DP World, a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based global supply chain solutions company, has broken ground at...

Egypt seeks role as trade hub in the new Silk Road

Beijing, China (PortSEurope) October 19, 2023 – Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly of Egypt has attended the Belt and Road Forum for International...

Suez Canal Economic Zone signs green fuel deal with Maersk’s C2X

Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) October 4, 2023 – A framework agreement has been signed between C2X, part of Maersk, and a number of Egyptian...

Russia’s Tatarstan sends economic delegation to Egypt

Cairo, Egypt (Ports Europe) August 22, 2023 – The Russian region of Tartarstan has sent an economic delegation to Egypt to investigate investment...

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