New Suez Canal reflects confidence in President Sisi

A Mauritanian intellectual said that the new Suez Canal project reflects confidence in President Abdel Fattah El Sisi.

In statements to MENA, Al Taqi Ould Abdel Hai, Head of Mauritanian playwrights union, said the Suez Canal Project is a major project and new initiative in the Egyptian and Arab economy.

He congratulated President Sisi on this great achievement, voicing hope that Egypt could restore its global economic status.

Egypt will inaugurate the New Suez Canal on August 6, which will massively increase the capacity of the existing canal and offer an important chance to boost the country’s struggling economy.

Called the Suez Canal Corridor, the 72-kilometer new project involves a 37-kilometer new waterway and deepening and expansion of the existing 145-year-old Suez Canal along a 35-kilometer stretch.

The project, estimated to have cost about $8.5bn, aims at expanding the Suez Canal region's role as a global, industrial, and logistics center that is environmentally balanced with an integrated economy.
It is also projected to become a global hub due to its logistics and industrial services.

The new route will reduce navigation time from the current 22 to 11 hours. Both canals will be connected by four smaller waterways and together will continue to provide the fastest route for shipping between Europe and Asia.