Suez Canal (Egypt)

EENI- School of International Business

Sub-subject: The Suez Canal (Arab Republic of Egypt). The Sub-Indian continent, Asia-Pacific, Europe, and North Africa. Syllabus:

  1. Introduction to the Suez Canal
  2. The Suez Canal Authority
  3. The Strategic importance of the Canal
  4. The New Suez Canal
The sub-subject “Suez Canal” is studied...
  1. Courses: Transport in Africa, East Africa
  2. Professional Master's Program (e-learning): International Business, Africa, and Muslims Countries
  3. Doctorates: Islamic Countries, Africa

Languages of study English or French Egypte. Summaries in Portuguese Canal Suez Spanish Canal Suez

Sample of the Sub-subject: Suez Canal:
Suez Canal (Egypt)

  1. The Suez Canal is one of the most heavily used shipping lanes in the World (8% of the World's seaborne trade)
  2. The Suez Canal (Egypt) is the shortest route between the sub-Indian continent and Asia-Pacific Region with the markets of Europe and North Africa
  3. The Suez Canal allows saving cost for the vessel (time and logistics costs)
  4. By ex: from the Port of Tokyo to the Port of Rotterdam saving of 23% and 3.315 Nm (comparing Via Cape)
  5. Ships crossing the Suez Canal should pay tolls
  6. Interval between ships: 10-16 min (2-3 kilometres)
  7. Railway parallels to the Suez Canal
  8. Port Said
  9. Sea level channel (unnecessary flood gates)
  10. Six bypasses in Port Said, Ballah, Timsah, Deversoir, Bitter Lakes, and Kabret
  11. Canal was open in 1989. In 1956 was nationalised.
  12. New Suez Canal Project. Shortening the transit time from 18 hours to 11 hours
  13. Monthly Number of vessel: 1,411 (Jan 2015)

The Suez Canal belongs to the East African Economic Area of the African Civilisation.

Trans-African Corridors related to the Suez Canal:

  1. Cairo-Gaborone Corridor
  2. Cairo-Dakar Corridor

Maritime Transport in Africa



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