Suez Canal is ready to receive mega container ships

This announcement came during his inspection of navigation through the Canal from aboard the mega container ship CMA CGM JULES VERNE, which was transiting the Canal as part of the northbound convoy, en route from Singapore to Lebanon, after safely transiting through the Red Sea and the Bab El-Mandab Strait.

This voyage marks the first transit of the ship, affiliated to the French shipping line CMA CGM, from the south through Bab El-Mandab, and its third transit through the Canal. It is resuming transits after its last two southbound voyages this year, on June 20 and September 20.

Ship specifications

The ship is 396 meters in length, of a beam of 53.6 meters, has a draft of 11.5 meters and a gross tonnage of 176,000 tons.

During his visit to the ship, Rabie welcomed the crew and asked about their impressions of transiting through the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait, as well as the quality of navigational services provided by the Canal.

He was received by CMA CGM Egypt & Sudan Cluster CEO, Tariq Zaghloul and the Group’s Operations Manager Amr al-Shafei.

Rabie also observed the transit of the container ship CMA CGM HELIUM on its maiden voyage through the Canal as part of the northbound convoy, en route from Singapore and calling at Alexandria.

This ship is 335 meters in length, of a beam of 51 meters, has a draft of 9.5 meters and a gross tonnage of 130,000 tons.

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SCA promises safe transits

The Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority ordered that all necessary procedures be taken to ensure a safe transit.