Egypt, Suez Canal

Egypt completes trial run of new Suez Canal channel extension
Egypt said on Saturday it had successfully tested a new 10 km channel near the southern end of the Suez Canal, even as its revenue from the waterway has plunged since Yemen's Houthi militants began attacking vessels in the Red Sea.
Success Amidst Challenges: Egypt's Suez Canal Expansion
Egypt has tested a new 10 km section near the Suez Canal's southern end, aiming to increase the canal's capacity. Despite this, revenue from the canal has significantly decreased due to attacks by Yemen's Houthi militants on vessels in the Red Sea,
Suez Canal revenues plunge by 60 percent as Egypt faces economic and political turmoil
Egypt’s Suez Canal has seen its revenues nosedive by more than 60 percent in 2024 compared to the previous year, amounting to a staggering $7 billion loss, according to a statement released on Thursday.
Regional challenges cost Egypt around $7 bln of Suez Canal revenues in 2024, Sisi says
Events in the Red Sea and regional challenges cost Egypt around $7 billion in revenues from the Suez Canal in 2024, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Thursday.
Red Sea Disruptions Cost Egypt $7 Billion in Suez Revenues
Red Sea disruptions — a consequence of Houthi maritime attacks — have cost Egypt at least $7 billion in Suez Canal revenue this year, the country’s presidency said in a statement Thursday.
Egypt commits to boosting private sector role as it loses $7bn in Suez Canal revenue this year
Egypt lost roughly $7 billion in revenues from the Suez Canal, down about 60 per cent annually, mainly as a result of attacks by Yemen's Houthis on ships in the Red Sea, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi said on Thursday.
Regional challenges cost Egypt around $7 billion of Suez Canal revenues in 2024, Sisi says
Events in the Red Sea and regional challenges cost Egypt around $7 billion in revenues from the Suez Canal in 2024, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Thursday. Egypt lost more than 60% of the canal's revenues in 2024 compared with 2023,
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Suez Canal successfully conducts trial operation of new dual passageway in Little Bitter Lakes
Suez Canal Authority (SCA) announced on Saturday the successful trial operation of the canal's new dual passageway in the ...
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SCA Chief announces success of trial operation of the Suez Canal's expansion project in Small Bitter Lakes
Admiral Osama Rabie announced the successful trial operation of the Suez Canal's expansion project in the Small Bitter Lakes ...
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Red Sea Crisis Costs Egypt $7 Billion in 2024 as Suez Revenues Sink
In November, 115 container vessels passed through the canal, a 72 percent drop from the 422 that passed through a year ago, ...
Suez Canal revenue down 60%, but Red Sea outlook may be changing
Suez Canal revenues have suffered an abrupt 60% decline y/y as vessel operators divert services away from the Red Sea. The ...
Bankrupt Egypt hit hard by Israel-Houthi war, earning from Suez Canal falls by…, president Sisi faces danger like…
As a result of this armed conflict, Egypt has suffered a huge financial loss as its earnings from the Suez Canal have fallen ...
The troubled history of the Panama Canal’s racial and social divide
The social and racial divide along the Panama Canal zone in its American heyday was stark: a silver and gold, segregated ...
A history of the Panama Canal — and why Trump can’t take it back on his own
President-elect Donald Trump is decrying rising shipping fees Panama has imposed to use the Panama Canal. He’s even ...
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President El-Sisi Meets Chairman of Suez Canal Authority
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with the Chairman and Managing Director of the Suez Canal Authority, Admiral Ossama ...