A statement issued by the Suez Canal Authority:
Lieutenant-General Osama Rabie: "The Suez Canal witnesses the first transit of the container ship EVER AIM and the passenger ship COSTA FIRENZE today, Sunday."
Ismailia 5/12/2021
Lieutenant-General Osama Rabie, head of the Suez Canal Authority, announced today, Sunday, the crossing of the giant container ship “EVER AIM” on its first cruise through the Suez Canal within the convoy of the south in the new navigation course of the canal during its next trip from Malaysia to the Netherlands.
The giant ship “EVER AIM” topped the navigation movement from the south direction, with a total tonnage of 241 thousand tons, carrying 21,656 TEUs. It is the sister ship of the largest container ship in the world EVER ACE and is similar in dimensions and technical specifications.
The ship has a length of 400 meters, a width of 61.5 meters, and a draft of 16.40 meters, and it can carry up to 23,992 containers on board.
Today, Sunday, the Suez Canal witnessed the first transit of the passenger ship COASTA FIRENZE on its first cruise through the Suez Canal, as part of the northern convoy coming from Cyprus and heading to Oman.
The length of the ship is 323 meters, its width is 36 meters, and its draft is 8.5 meters. The ship raises the flag of Italy, and it carries 1602 passengers on board.
The head of the authority directed that all necessary measures and measures be taken to ensure safe passage through the appointment of a group of senior authority guides, and the provision of navigational aids from accompanying locomotives, in addition to instant follow-up from the main traffic office and guidance stations along the canal.
In accordance with the protocol followed by the Suez Canal Authority in dealing with ships transiting the canal for the first time, Lieutenant-General Osama Rabie, the head of the authority, delegated Captain Wissam Hafez, chief excellent guide, and Captain Khairy Mr. The captain of the ship, as well as commissioned Captain Khaled Hussein, chief guide for boarding the passenger ship COSTA FIRENZE.
For his part, Lieutenant-General Osama Rabie affirmed the Suez Canal's readiness to receive the latest ships of the world fleet, and its constant readiness to provide transit services for the current and future generations of giant ships with large submersibles, especially large container ships, as the canal can receive 100% of the fleet of container ships globally.
The head of the authority indicated that the indicators related to the movement of cruise ships transit through the Suez Canal have witnessed a remarkable increase in recent times, which gives a promising indication of the start of the recovery of the tourism and travel sector, which has suffered huge losses due to the emerging crisis of the Corona virus, stressing the authority’s commitment to provide the necessary facilities and facilities to encourage transit Cruise ships, including discounts of up to 50%, in the event of a 72-hour layover in one of the Egyptian ports on the Red Sea coast or the Mediterranean.
It is worth noting that the navigation movement in the canal witnessed today the crossing of 64 ships from both directions, with a total net tonnage of 4.1 million tons. The south of the new navigation course of the canal with a total net tonnage of 2 million tons.
