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Suez Canal To Take Larger Ships

Maritime Activity Reports, Inc.

December 7, 1999

Improvements to the Suez Canal will allow ships with a draft of up to 62 ft. to use the waterway by the end of next year, the chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said. The canal will be able to take ships with a draft of 66 ft. by 2005 and 72 ft. by 2010