31 Jul 2015 / Egypt, Suez Canal

Trial transits of new Canal

On Saturday (25 July), the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) successfully conducted a trail transit of the new Canal with six container ships. The Northbound convoy of three vessels entered Canal at 0530 hours local time, from Suez to Port Said. Another three container ships entered the Canal at Port Said at 0630 hours, stopping at the Great Bitter Lakes and resuming their transit after the northbound convoy cleared the Great Bitter Lake area. Normal convoys are running as usual until the start of the new convoy system (to be advised). Navigation Charts for the new Canal have not yet been released to the public. For information about operations in the Suez Canal contact GAC Egypt at [email protected]

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