North Atlantic and the Indian Ocean lies on one of the most important sea routes in the world. It has been rebuilt for several times just as ships have grown in size and capacity over the years. Suezmax ships are the maximum-sized tankers or container ships which can sail through the canal. Their deadweight is from 125 000 to 240 000 tons. Since its opening in 1869 it has been closed twice due to two war conflicts (the Suez Crisis and the Six-Day War). The closures influenced the direction of transport flows in sea transport and the size and capacity of ships.WILL THE POLITICAL CRISIS IN EGYPT THREATEN MARITIME NAVIGATION?
The Suez Canal, which was built to shorten transport distances between the North Atlantic and the Indian Ocean, lies on one of the most important transport routes in the world. The canal has been rebuilt several times as ships have increased their parameters and transport capacity over the years. Their deadweight is from 125,000 to 240,000 tons. Since its opening in 1869, it has been closed twice due to two military conflicts (the Suez Crisis and the Six-Day War). These closures influenced changes in the direction of transport flows in maritime transport, as well as the size and capacity of ships.
1. INTRODUCTION
The Suez Canal lies on one of the most important sea routes in the world. The canal which links the Mediterranean Sea at Port Said with the Red Sea at Suez provides a shorter route between the North Atlantic and the Indian Ocean than the alternative route round the
Cape of Good Hope. In fact, it reduces the transit distance from Rotterdam to Mumbai by
42 %, and to Singapore by around 30 % (see Table 1) [1]. (…)
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Source: Logistyka Magazine