The authority added in a series of circulars that the decision comes “in line with the remarkable growth in global trade, the improvement of the economies of ships, the development of the navigation course and the transit service of the Suez Canal.”
The head of the Suez Canal Authority, Osama Rabie, had revealed details of the expansion works related to the length of the double sector in the strategic shipping lane.
Rabie said that work is underway to increase the length of the dual sector of the shipping lane from 72 to 82 kilometers.