(Reuters) - A project to deepen the Suez Canal is running behind schedule because an unexpected increase in traffic has hampered dredging work, the chairman of the Suez Canal Authority said on Saturday.
The authority had hoped to complete the work by the end of 2006, making the canal 66 feet (20.1 metres) deep instead of 62 feet and opening the waterway to more giant vessels.
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The authority had hoped to complete the work by the end of 2006, making the canal 66 feet (20.1 metres) deep instead of 62 feet and opening the waterway to more giant vessels.
Read more at Reuters Africa
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