Could the Suez Canal Be Widened?

In a televised address on Tuesday, the head of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), Osama Rabie, said an 18.6 mile stretch of the waterway would be widened by about 131 feet (40 meters) and deepened by 32 feet (10 meters) to improve the movement of ships in the area. The expansion will take around two years, Rabie said.

Are there plans to expand the Suez Canal?

Suez Canal in Egypt is planned for modernization and expansion by the government of the North African country during the 2020-21 financial year at a cost of US$ 1b or its whereabouts, according to the Planning and Economic Development Minister Hala El-Said.

When was the Suez Canal widened?

In 2015, Egypt completed a major expansion of the Suez Canal that saw the deepening of the parts of the canal and the construction of a second 35km-long shipping lane along part of the main waterway.