Fifteen cargo ships, known as the "Yellow Fleet", were trapped in the canal, and would remain there until 1975. [120][121], The plan focuses on development of East Port Said and the port of Ain Sokhna, and hopes to extend to four more ports at West Port Said, El-Adabiya, Arish and El Tor.
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Subscribe Now. To benefit from the modern engineering marvels of the Suez Canal and the Panama Canal, and to draw lessons from their operations and performance, a delegation of the Department of Shipping under the leadership of Mr. Baalu is now on a visit to the canals. This migratory phenomenon is called Lessepsian migration (after Ferdinand de Lesseps) or "Erythrean invasion". The Convention of Constantinople in 1888 declared the canal a neutral zone under the protection of the British, who had occupied Egypt and Sudan at the request of Khedive Tewfiq to suppress the Urabi Revolt against his rule. 30 November 1854: The former French consul in Cairo, Ferdinand Marie de Lesseps, obtains the first license for construction and subsequent operation from the Viceroy for a period of 99 years. (2002). Under the Convention of Constantinople, it may be used "in time of war as in time of peace, by every vessel of commerce or of war, without distinction of flag". Projects in the zone are collectively described as the Suez Canal Area Development Project (SCADP). In addition to dramatically reducing transit time for trade worldwide, … "[56], The canal opened under French control in November 1869. In Arsinoe,[12] Ptolemy constructed a navigable lock, with sluices, at the Heroopolite Gulf of the Red Sea,[35] which allowed the passage of vessels but prevented salt water from the Red Sea from mingling with the fresh water in the canal.[39]. *Our Digital Subscription plans do not currently include the e-paper ,crossword, iPhone, iPad mobile applications and print. Suez Canal map by Strommer, 19th century. A one-stop-shop for seeing the latest updates, and managing your preferences.
The most important amendments include allowing vessels with 62-foot (19 m) draught to pass, increasing the allowed breadth from 32 metres (105 ft) to 40 metres (130 ft) (following improvement operations), and imposing a fine on vessels using divers from outside the SCA inside the canal boundaries without permission.