Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) is advising on current Suez convoy information ahead of the new Suez Canal’s inauguration on 6 August 2015.
The new Suez canal measures from 60 kilometers in length to 95 kilometers in length, while the project also involves deepening and widening the Great Bitter Lakes and Ballah bypass to a total length of 37 kilometers.
While the construction of the new Suez Canal approaching its final phase, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) is operating the following program due to current dredging operations, with digging and dredging expected to be concluded by 15 July:
On completion, the new Suez Canal will create a new parallel waterway to the existing one, increasing the doubled parts of the Suez Canal by 50 per cent. The SCA has also advised that the new channel will accommodate vessels with up to a 24 metres draught and is widening the existing western bypasses to 317 metres.
Other project objectives detailed by the SCA for the new Suez Canal include: