Osama Rabie, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) discussed with Peter Mollema, the Dutch Ambassador to Cairo ways to enhance joint cooperation in the fields of training and green transformation at the Authority’s headquarters.
The meeting also witnessed discussion of developments in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab region and their impact on the global trade movement.
The Chairman of the Authority explained that the Suez Canal continues to provide all its services in a regular manner despite the the tensions taking place in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab region, which have negatively affected the rates of global trade movement passing through the canal and the sustainability of global supply chains.
Rabie stressed that the Suez Canal has adopted an ambitious strategy aimed at improving the navigation services provided through the canal, including developing the canal’s navigational course and developing the maritime fleet, in addition to maximizing the use of assets and digital transformation practices.
He also stressed his appreciation the extended cooperation between the Authority and the Dutch IHC arsenal to modernize the Authority’s fleet of dredgers according to the latest technology, a cooperation that resulted in the construction of the two largest dredgers in the Middle East namely the dredger Mohab Mamish and Hussein Tantawi, which contributes to strengthening the capabilities of the Authority’s maritime fleet and meeting requirements for ongoing development projects in the canal’s navigational course.
The chairman of the authority reviewed the latest developments in the southern sector development project, which aims to increase the navigational safety of the canal by 28% by increasing the width of the canal by 40 meters to the east from Sleeve 132 to Sleeve 162, in addition to increasing the dual zones by an additional 10 km from Quantum 122 channel to Quantum 132 channel.
Rabie stressed the Authority’s keenness to open new horizons for joint cooperation in various fields, especially those related to training and green transformation, in light of the Authority’s intention to declare the Suez Canal “the Green Canal” by 2030.
On his part, Ambassador Mollema stressed the strength of the strategic relations that bring together the two countries, and the special importance that the Suez Canal represents as the main link between Europe and Asia, and one of the pillars of the sustainability of global supply chains.
The Dutch ambassador explained that the future holds promising opportunities for the Suez Canal in light of its distinguished geographical location and development components that make it a development hub and a global destination for providing advanced logistical services, and a regional center for clean and green energy.
He expressed his aspiration for joint coordination to attract more Dutch investments in these areas during the coming period.
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