Suez Canal: Delays continue

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<p>In today’s episode we talk about how a massive stranded vessel in the Suez Canal might potentially disrupt global trade.</p> 

Am 30. November 1854 erhielt der französische Ingenieur Ferdinand Marie de Lesseps die Genehmigung zum Bau eines Kanals vom Mittelmeer zum Roten Meer. Die Konzession des Suez-Kanals wurde vom ägyptischen Vizekönig Said Pascha erteilt und räumte Lesseps Bau- und Betreibungsrechte ... Show More

Africa is big. Really big. And for thousands of years, people have dreamed of a way to cut through the narrowest part of the Siani Peninsula to connect the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. In the 19th century, that dream was actualized. Since then, the canal has had its own his ... Show More

The Suez Canal is one of the world’s most famous waterways - connecting the Red Sea to the Mediterranean, and opening up trade between the East and the West. But ever since its legendary construction in 1869, the Suez Canal has been at the centre of conflict and controversy. Why ... Show More

Texte:<br>L'espoir a grandi dimanche au sujet des efforts de sauvetage qui pourraient libérer le gigantesque porte-conteneurs qui a bloqué le canal de Suez pendant 6 jours.<br><br>Traduction:<br>Hope rose Sunday that salvage efforts could free a mammoth container ship that has bl ... Show More

Qu’est-ce que le canal de Suez ? Merci d’avoir posé la question ! Le 23 mars 2021, l’Ever Given, un porte-conteneurs de 400 mètres et de 220 000 tonnes, s’est ensablé à l’entrée du canal de Suez, en Égypte. Il a fallu six jours pour le remettre à flot et pour que le trafic puisse ... Show More

Le canal de Suez est une vieille idée... Mais genre vieille vieille vieille. C'est une idée qui remonte au 19ème siècle avant Jésus Christ. On était au Moyen Age égyptien, sous le règne de Sésostris III. Et l'idée était déjà de rejoindre la Mer Rouge à la Méditerranée. Puis il y ... Show More

Since its inauguration in 1869 the Suez Canal has played an immensely important part in the history, politics and economics of the Middle East and the World.In this episode Sam and Edgar discuss its role in both the occupation of Egypt by the British and its liberation from imper ... Show More