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How the Groundbreaking Suez Canal Forever Transformed the World's Shipping Routes

On November 17, 1869, the esteemed guests of Ismaʻil Pasha, Ottoman viceroy of Egypt, gathered on the Mediterranean coast for ...
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Trump says US ships should be allowed to travel through the Panama and Suez canals for free

WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that American military and commercial ships should be allowed to travel through the Panama Canal and Suez Canal free of ...
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Hapag-Lloyd CEO says return to Suez route not yet in sight but looking closely

FRANKFURT, Nov 13 (Reuters) - German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd (HLAG.DE), opens new tab on Thursday said it is noting calmer conditions in the Suez Canal region after a ceasefire in the ...
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How the Groundbreaking Suez Canal Forever Transformed the World’s Shipping Routes

An illustration of opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 Public domain via Wikimedia Commons On November 17, 1869, the esteemed guests of Ismaʻil Pasha, Ottoman viceroy of Egypt, gathered on the ...