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The SCA Chief also stated that the increase is inevitable and a necessity in light of the current global inflation rates that reached more than 8% which translates into increased operational costs and the costs of the navigational services provided in the Canal.
The economic and social development plan for the fiscal year 2022/2023 revealed the continuation of development efforts for the economic zone of the Suez Canal, to maximize the economic returns from it.
The units include dredgers, tugging boats, and ferries that come to raise the level of maritime services for transiting ships in the navigational waterway, according to a report issued by the SCA on Thursday.
The president also witnessed the hoisting of flags on a number of new locally-made vessels in the canal accompanied by SCA Chairman Osama Rabie.
The Oil tanker AFFINITY V coming from Portugal run aground in the Suez Canal at 7 pm (Cairo time) on Wednesday and was released into its navigational course 5 hours later.
A large oil tanker coming from Portugal run aground in the Suez Canal at 7 pm on Wednesday, and was released into its navigational course five hours later.
The move falls within the framework of continued cooperation between the SCZONE and the Japanese side in order to increase the number of Japanese projects in the economic zone.
Since the beginning of this year, the revenues of the Suez Canal have witnessed successive increases, as revenues recorded about LE 11.6 billion in April, compared to LE 8.7 billion in the corresponding month in 2021, with an increase of LE 2.9 billion.
The authority stated that the agreement aims to increase the rate of ships transiting the canal.
In a phone interview with the Sada El Balad channel, Rabie noted this year's revenues increased from 10% to 25% compared to 2021, describing the new figures as good and unprecedented in the canal's history.
The total net tonnage increased 18.2 percent or 19.3 million tons, reaching 125.1 million tons compared to 105.8 million tons during July 2021.
The Suez Crisis began when Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal on July 26, 1956.
Rabie attributed the big leap in the revenues to the increase in the number and tonnage of ships transiting the canal during the fiscal year 2021/2022.
EVER ART is the largest container ship in the world, and follows the shipping line "EVER GREEN".
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli attended Tuesday the signing of a quadrilateral memorandum of understanding (MoU) to build an automotive factory in the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCzone) located Eastern Port Said.
The navigation path pf the Suez Canal received 22 thousand ships this fiscal year compared to 19 thousand ships last year, recording an increase of 15 percent, according to Lieutenant-General Osama Rabie, head of the Suez Canal Authority.
President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi held a meeting Sunday with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Al Sayed al-Qusair, and Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority Osama Rabie.
This should come in integration with the Suez Canal axis and acts as a link between the east and the west in a way that maximizes the process of trade exchange between the nations of the world, the Egyptian presidency cited Sisi as saying in a statement.
Osama Rabie added, during a TV interview, that 80 ships are scheduled to pass through the Canal on Monday, and the number is targeted to reach 100 ships per day.
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