China is home to the oldest and longest man-made navigable canal in the world – aptly known in the Western world as the Grand Canal. The main artery of this man-made wonder links two major Chinese cities – the capital of the
France will soon receive its own equivalent of the Suez Canal that will connect it to three other European nations via Paris. Work on the Seine-Nord Europe Canal (SNEC) began in 2023, nearly 15 years after it was officially greenlit, with officials
Europe is set to create its own version of the Suez Canal, as the ambitious project in Turkey gains momentum. The Istanbul Canal initiative, spearheaded by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2021, aims to transform the city of Istanbul into a global
The ‘bloodthirsty’ Houthi rebels in Yemen have been warned that taking control of the Suez Canal could eventually lead to World War 3 as the US and UK launch an air raid campaign against the group. The Islamist group’s leader, Mohammed al-Bukhaiti,
As global shipping lines grapple with increased instability and security threats in key maritime regions, fears are rising once again for world trade. Recent attacks on ships in the Red Sea have prompted major international shipping lines and oil companies to divert
A cargo ship broke down in Egypt’s Suez Canal on Wednesday and crashed into a bridge over the crucial waterway, authorities said, adding that the incident did not disrupt canal traffic. The Singapore-flagged One Orpheus went off course after its rudder broke
The Suez Canal is blocked after a giant cargo ship crashed into a bridge. The waterway in Egypt is currently completely closed to traffic following the collision involving the container ship and the Mansi bridge. The vital stretch of water, which connects
Two tankers carrying oil products and liquefied natural gas collided in the Suez Canal, disrupting traffic through the global waterway, Egyptian authorities said Wednesday. The Suez Canal authority said in a statement that the BW Lesmes, a Singapore-flagged tanker that carries liquefied
A Suez Canal tugboat has sunk after colliding with a Hong Kong-flagged LPG tanker in the strategically important waterway, the canal authority said on Saturday and a tugboat crew member died, his family said. The tanker, Chinagas Legend, is waiting in Port
A tanker transporting crude oil broke down in a single-lane part of Egypt’s Suez Canal on Sunday (June 4), disrupting traffic in the global waterway, Egyptian authorities said. The Malta-flagged Seavigour suffered a mechanical malfunction at the 12km (7.5mile) mark of the