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Suez Canal Authority (SCA)

January 9, 2023

Freighter runs aground in Egypt’s Suez Canal

Four tugs were used to pull the ship and take it away for repairs.

Egypt’s Suez Canal
May 26, 2022

Egypt’s Suez Canal maritime traffic generates $15 million daily

It took about one million Egyptians and 120,000 deaths to put the Suez Canal in place in 1859.

Egypt’s Suez Canal
March 30, 2021

Oil price falls amid MV Ever Given refloating on Suez Canal

Brent oil dropped 65 cents (one per cent) to $63.92 a barrel by 11:17 a.m. EDT (1517 GMT).

MV EVER
March 24, 2021

Egypt: Cargo ship from China blocks Suez Canal

Some 12 per cent of the world trade volume passes through the man-made canal, which is a major source of hard currency in Egypt.