Question

importance of Suez Canal​

Answer 1

IMPORTANCE OF SUEZ CANAL :

• Suez Canal is a canal which connects Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea.

• Suez Canal passes through Egypt and Isthmus of Egypt.

• Suez Canal has great importance in transportation.

• As, Suez Canal is a short for connecting West to East.

• This reduced the long way to cross Africa, the dark continent through Land and avoid the waterway around Africa.

• Suez Canal was constructed by French but it was conquered by British.

• If there is no Suez Canal then it takes years in imports and exports between West and East.

• The construction of Suez Canal is considered as one of the best ideas.

Answer 2

Importance of the canal -

The Suez​ C​anal is considered to be the shortest link between the east and the west due to its unique geographic location; it is an important international navigation canal linking between the Mediterranean sea at Port said and the red sea at Suez .The unique geographical position of the Suez Canal makes it of special importance to the world and to Egypt as well.

This importance is getting augmented with the evolution of maritime transport and world trade. The maritime transport is the cheapest means of transport, whereas more than 80 % of the world trade volume is transported via waterways (seaborne trade). 

Saving in distance , time and in operating costs for vessels that transit the Canal, also firm up this importance.​


Advantages of the canal -

It is the longest canal in the world without locks.

The accidents are almost nil compared with other waterways.

 Navigation goes day and night.

The Canal is liable to be widened and deepened when required, to cope with the development in ship sizes and tonnages.

With the adoption of the Vessel Traffic Management System (VTMS) ( a system depending upon the most up-to-date radar network), vessels can be monitored and followed on every spot of the Canal and intervention in emergency cases can be taken.

The Suez Canal accommodates the partially loaded VLCCs and ULCCs .