Your current location:HOME >travel >China to build 5 tugboats for Egypt's Suez Canal 正文
TIME:2024-05-21 07:28:44 Source: Internet compilationEdit:travel
Rescue vessels work at the site of a container ship trapped on the Suez Canal of Egypt on March 26,
Rescue vessels work at the site of a container ship trapped on the Suez Canal of Egypt on March 26, 2021. (Suez Canal Authority/Handout via Xinhua)
ISMAILIA, Egypt, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's Suez Canal Authority (SCA) agreed with a Chinese shipbuilder to build five tugboats and the contract will be signed very soon, SCA Chairman Osama Rabie told Xinhua.
Without mentioning the name of the Chinese company, Rabie noted that each of the five tugs will be with a bollard pull of 80 tonnes.
Photo taken on April 12, 2021 shows a large cutter suction dredger (CSD) on Timsah Lake in Ismailia, northeastern Egypt. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)
"We have already agreed with the Chinese company that the first tug will be delivered to Egypt in 14 months, the second in 20 months and all the five tugs will have been delivered in three years," Rabie told Xinhua on Monday, following a ceremony held in the northeastern Ismailia province to mark the recent arrival of a giant dredger to the SCA.
"It is possible that we will cooperate with China in building bigger tugboats," Rabie added, voicing his confidence in the prospects of cooperation between the SCA and China.
"In fact, the Chinese are so cooperative with us," the SCA chief told Xinhua, noting that Chinese companies are the first to present their offers in the tenders and projects launched by the SCA.
People pose for photos on a large cutter suction dredger (CSD) on Timsah Lake in Ismailia, northeastern Egypt, on April 12, 2021. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)
In late March, the massive Panama-flagged container ship Ever Given was successfully refloated after being stranded in the Suez Canal for almost a week, thanks to cooperation between the SCA and the Dutch firm Boskalis as well as its emergency response team SMIT Salvage.
Rabie noted that the SCA is upgrading its fleets of dredgers and tugboats, not only to ease navigation in the Suez Canal but also to prepare for rescue operations inside and outside the SCA.
Crew members work on a large cutter suction dredger (CSD) on Timsah Lake in Ismailia, northeastern Egypt, on April 12, 2021. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)
For his part, Mostafa Kenawy, head of the dredging department at the SCA, said that besides the five tugs to be built in China, most of the spare parts at SCA workshops are "made in China."
"We have deep cooperation with China and we're about to hold a tender for building a new hopper dredger, and Chinese companies are welcome to present their offers," the SCA official told Xinhua in an interview aboard the newly received dredger.
Linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, the Suez Canal was officially opened for international navigation in late 1869, serving as a major lifeline for global seaborne trade as it allows ships to travel between Europe and South Asia without navigating around Africa.
Kristin Cavallari, 37, ignores critics of her age2024-05-21 07:27
U.S. Supreme Court rules Trump can remain on Colorado primary ballot2024-05-21 07:25
Tennessee Volkswagen employees vote to join United Auto Workers union2024-05-21 06:51
How major US stock indexes fared Friday, 4/19/20242024-05-21 06:35
Kosovo prepares a new draft law on renting prison cells to Denmark after the first proposal failed2024-05-21 06:24
U.S. stocks end mixed ahead of inflation data2024-05-21 06:07
Miami Heat fans are SLAMMED by Kendrick Perkins for leaving 'too many' empty seats for crucial play2024-05-21 05:36
Music legend reveals they are working on tell2024-05-21 05:19
Russian theater director and playwright go on trial over a play authorities say justifies terrorism2024-05-21 05:01
China activates emergency response to rain, snowstorms amid holiday traffic peak2024-05-21 04:44
Russian theater director and playwright go on trial over a play authorities say justifies terrorism2024-05-21 06:46
Jake Gyllenhaal's Apple TV+ miniseries Presumed Innocent tops high2024-05-21 06:31
Justin Verlander allows 2 runs over 6 innings in season debut for Astros2024-05-21 06:16
Braves' Travis d'Arnaud hits first 3 HRs of season, including go2024-05-21 06:11
Cruise worker 'murders newborn son on board ship': Shocked co2024-05-21 05:56
Jake Gyllenhaal's Apple TV+ miniseries Presumed Innocent tops high2024-05-21 05:38
Blinken reiterates U.S. opposition to Israeli invasion of Rafah2024-05-21 05:33
Turkish security forces conduct joint operations against PKK2024-05-21 05:24
Siblings trying to make US water polo teams for Paris Olympics2024-05-21 05:22
3 Northern California law enforcement officers charged in death of man held facedown on the ground2024-05-21 05:03