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Egyptian President Sisi on Tuesday approved the channel widening plan submitted by the Suez Canal Authority for the southern section of the Suez Canal, which is expected to be completed within two years.
Sisi said at the ceremony that the cargo ship grounding accident in March this year highlighted the importance of widening the southern section of the Suez Canal.
The plan, which mainly covers about 30 kilometers of the Suez Canal from Suez to Dagu Lake, will be widened by 40 meters on the previous basis, and the maximum depth will be deepened from about 20 meters to about 22 meters. After the completion of the plan, the southern section of the Suez Canal will have two-way capacity and improve the efficiency of the canal.
The Panamanian-flagged heavy freighter "Changzhi" ran aground in the new channel of the Suez Canal on March 23, blocking the channel. After several days of rescue, the stranded freighter successfully floated on March 29. In April, the first large cutter suction dredger purchased by the Suez Canal Authority was delivered to widen the southern section of the canal.