Ashraf AboArafe
Kitak Lim, Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization, IMO, said: “I am very happy with my visit today to the Suez Canal and Lieutenant-General Osama Rabie, head of the Suez Canal Authority, said that the navigation controlst.
Lieutenant-General Rabie confirmed that the growth witnessed by the daily transit rates in the Suez Canal reflects the strategic position that the canal enjoys in the navigational community as the fastest, shortest and safest navigational route.ations have been conver
Rabie, head of the Suez Canal Authority, confirmed that the authority The number of ships transiting the canal from the north direction is 53 ships with a net tonnage of 3 million tons, while 41 ships cross from the south direction in the new navigational course of the canal with a total net tonnage of 2 million tons.ill announce within days the provision of facilities and discounts for ships transiting the canal that operate with
On the other hand, Lieutenant-General Osama Rabie, head of the Suez Canal Authority, announced that last Monday, the navigation movement in the canal recorded new and unprecedented records in terms of daily transit statistics, achieving the highest daily transit rate, as 94 ships crossed from both directions without waiting, with a total net tonnage of $ 5 million tons.green energy. The conference activities include a speech from Lieutenant-General Osama Rabie, head of the authority, then a speech by Mr. Kitak Lim, Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization, IMO, followed by questions from the press, media and TV channels.ted to work with green energy instead of fuel, in addition to converting about 150 of the guide cars to work with green energy, gas instead of fuel.e size of the achievement and development that I witnessed and is witnessing in the Suez Canal, which is the most important water artery in the world.
He added that the Suez Canal will announce tomort as the infrastructure implemented here in the Suez Canal and in Egypt serves the whole world through cruises, stressing that the climate conference is an event that the whole world cares about, and that the transition to green and decarbonization is very popular in the world, and that the Suez Canal Authority is working for a better world. And that is through the transition to green, which enjoys global attention, and the change towards a better world, through the use of green fuel by ships. Today, the world seeks to work with green fuel, and maritime transport remains the most impo
He thanked Lieutenant-General Osama Rabie, head of the Suez Canal Authority, for the reception and achievement being held on the land of Egypt.rtant way to transport goods and people, and we have to find the Suez Canal Authority is considered The most important infrastructure in the world, and I saw with the Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority more than one project that will work with green energy, stressing that joint cooperation with our authority will be with the Suez Canal Authority.row facilities and discounts for ships transiting the canal that operate with green energy, stressing that we have 10 offices around the world, and an office of the International Maritime Organization is being opened in Egypt to serve the Middle East, given the presence of the Suez Canal in Egypt.ional route.
It is a product of the New Suez Canal project, which succeeded in achieving its objective of raising the efficiency of the canal by increasing its numerical and absorptive capacity and the consequent increase in the average daily transit of ships transiting the canal and raising the canal’s readiness to receive current and future generations of giant ships with large submersibles.
Lieutenant-General Rabie stressed that the projects for developing the navigational course of the canal will remain the safety valve to maintain its leading position in the navigation community, stressing the acceleration of work to complete the implementation of the project to develop the southern sector of the canal according to the specified timetable, which will have a positive impact on increasing the rates of navigational safety in This important sector increased by 28%, and the channel’s carrying capacity was increased by about 6 additional ships.
The head of the authority explained that the Suez Canal seeks, in light of its components, the policies and environmentally friendly practices it adopts, and integrated strategies for development, to enhance its position to remain the most compatible shipping lane with the environment, in preparation for declaring the Suez Canal the “Green Canal” by 2030.
- Today’s navigation from the north topped the giant container ship EVER ACT, classified as the largest container ship in the world, with a total tonnage of 244 thousand tons, on its next voyage from the Netherlands and heading to Sri Lanka, while the container ship APL NEW YORK, flying the flag of Singapore, came at the head of the southern convoy with a tonnage. A total of 114 thousand tons on its next trip from Jordan and heading to Morocco.
Navigation in the canal recorded, on this day, the crossing of different types of giant ships, as 16 container ships and 22 bulk ships crossed, in addition to the transit of 35 tankers, 8 ships of car carriers, and 13 ships of different types varying between multi-purpose ships and cargo ships. General, ships, tourist yachts and others.
