-Actual operation in the dual zone immediately after the issuance of the new navigational charts in coordination with the Marine Survey Division of the Armed Forces
Lieutenant General Osama Rabie, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, announced today, Saturday, the success of the operation. The pilot project for the duplication of the Suez Canal in the Lesser Bitter Lakes within the project to develop the southern sector of the canal, with two ships crossing the new navigation channel of the canal after the completion of the dredging work in the project from kilometer 122. Canal numbering up to kilometer 132 Canal numbering. FU XING HAI AND SHIP SUVARI BEY from the dual channel area of the Lesser Bitter Lakes in the new course of the canal during their journey within the convoy heading south, in parallel with the crossing of 4 ships from The eastern side of the original canal is the container ship MATHILDE SCHULTE, the multi-purpose ship COSCO SHIPPING TENG Da, the bulk ship YANGTZE ALPHA, and the ship RUI FU Cheng.
Lieutenant General Rabie pointed out that the Authority has taken many measures to ensure the success of the trial operation, starting with equipping the new stream with the necessary navigational equipment at the project site, in addition to To appoint two tugs accompanying navigational insurance and a group of the most qualified canal guides to guide ships in the new course of the duplication project, after they inspected the project site and conducted an experimental maneuver at the Academy. Marine training and simulation on safe crossing. Transiting ships, pointing out that the canal dualization project in the Lesser Bitter Lakes region will achieve many navigational advantages by increasing the dual area 10 kilometers will be added to the new Suez Canal, making it 82 kilometers long instead of 72 kilometers, which will contribute to increasing the canal’s capacity by an additional 6 to 8 ships per day, as well as increasing the ability to deal with potential emergency situations.
The Chairman of the Authority directed joint coordination between the Authority’s Movements Department and the Marine Survey Division of the Egyptian Naval Forces to issue new navigational charts for the canal after adding the new double section with a length of 10 kilometers. From the 122nd kilometer canal numbering to the 132nd canal numbering kilometer in the area of the Lesser Bitter Lakes, the actual operation will take place in the dual area immediately after the issuance of the new maps.
