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The Suez Canal ’s role is not confined to servicing the world trade. It goes beyond that to serve the Canal Zone community ...

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Shipyard Works Charges

Docking & Undocking

Floating Docks & Syncrolift 2000 Ton

General Services

Electric Power, Water, Compressed Air & Dock Crane

Hull Treatment & Marking

Anchor, Chain and Chain Locker

Sea Valves & Chests

Tank Cleaning

Fresh Water, Salt Water, Fuel & Oil Tanks

Tanks Treatment

Tail Shafts, Propellers & Rudders

Steel Works

Steel Plates, Hatch Covers & Zinc Anode

Piping Works

Centrifugal & Horizontal Pumps

Diesel Engines

Pistons, Cylinder Liner & Engine Bearing

Boilers

Water Tube Boilers, Valves & Condensers

Electrical Works

Generators, Motors, Switch Boards & Others

The below document defines detailed works charges for services provided by SCA shipyards:

Shipyard Works Charges 2009 ( Full Document )

Canal History

13th century BCE, A canal is constructed between the Nile Delta and the Red Sea. For the following centuries, the canal was only partially maintained...

1854, By a French initiative, the viceroy of Egypt, Said Pasha, decides for a project to build a canal from the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea...

1858, La Compagnie Universelle du Canal Maritime de Suez is formed to construct the canal.

17 Nov 1869, With great splendour, the canal is opened for navigation. Dimensions were 22 metre in bottom width, 58 metre in surface width, and a depth of 8 metres...