VOL. XLIII

No. 35

28-August-2000

EGYPT

Egyptian Government Approves Plans To Enlarge Suez Canal For Supertankers

The Egyptian Government has approved plans to enlarge the Suez Canal to permit the passage of supertankers, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said on 17 August. First announced last December (MEES, 27 December 1999), the $441mn project will deepen the canal and allow passage of 200,000-ton ships of 62-foot draft next year, compared with the current 60-foot draft clearance, an SCA...