{"id":39127,"date":"2025-07-07T16:46:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T13:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/?p=39127"},"modified":"2025-07-07T16:47:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T13:47:39","slug":"vice-admiral-osama-rabie-explores-maritime-cooperation-with-thai-ambassador","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/?p=39127","title":{"rendered":"Vice Admiral Rabie Explores Maritime Cooperation with Thai Ambassador"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ashraf AboArafe<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Rabie: &#8220;The Suez Canal is undergoing a profound transformation to boost its economic activities.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ismailia | July 7, 2025<\/strong><br \/>\nChairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), Vice Admiral Osama Rabie, received today H.E. Mr. Thanawat Sirikul, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand to Cairo, accompanied by a high-level delegation, at the SCA\u2019s Guidance Building in Ismailia. The visit marks Ambassador Sirikul\u2019s first official engagement with the Authority since assuming his post in Cairo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the outset of the meeting, Vice Admiral Rabie expressed his aspiration to strengthen economic cooperation between the two sides and leverage their growing closeness to exchange expertise and transfer technology in areas of mutual interest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He emphasized that the Suez Canal Authority is undergoing a comprehensive transformation as part of its ambitious vision to diversify its revenue streams by introducing new maritime services and logistics activities that enhance the Canal\u2019s role in global trade.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rabie highlighted the significant progress made in expanding the Authority&#8217;s portfolio to include marine fuel supply, emergency medical services, crew changes, and marine waste collection. He also noted the growing capabilities in shipbuilding, repair, and maintenance through the Authority\u2019s affiliated companies and shipyards.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For his part, Ambassador Sirikul expressed Thailand\u2019s keen interest in deepening bilateral ties and expanding cooperation in port services, canal operations, and training.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also explored prospects for developing marine tourism, capitalizing on the Suez Canal region\u2019s strategic location and rich array of tourist attractions. He underscored the ongoing efforts to boost tourism flows between Thailand and Egypt in the near future.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Thai ambassador praised Egypt\u2019s role in addressing current regional challenges, expressing hope that ongoing efforts will help restore stability in the region\u2014a key factor in supporting the resilience and sustainability of global supply chains currently facing disruptions and rising transport costs.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250707-WA0005.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-39129 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250707-WA0005-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250707-WA0005-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250707-WA0005-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250707-WA0005-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250707-WA0005-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250707-WA0005-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The two sides agreed to form a joint working group to translate their discussions into actionable cooperation on the ground.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>George Safwat<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Official Spokesperson, Suez Canal Authority<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ashraf AboArafe Rabie: &#8220;The Suez Canal is undergoing a profound transformation to boost its economic activities.&#8221; Ismailia | July 7, 2025 Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), Vice Admiral Osama Rabie, received today H.E. Mr. Thanawat Sirikul, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand to Cairo, accompanied by a high-level delegation, at the SCA\u2019s Guidance &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39128,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4220,388],"tags":[8264,1814,20807,20994,9309,12061,20995,5941],"class_list":["post-39127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy","category-slide","tag-admiral","tag-ambassador","tag-explores","tag-maritime-cooperation-with","tag-osama","tag-rabie","tag-thai","tag-vice"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39127"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39131,"href":"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39127\/revisions\/39131"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/39128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=39127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=39127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}