News / Reopening El Salam bridge would boost Egypt's economy after Suez expansion

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While the completed Suez Canal expansion project, set to be formally opened today with the MSC Genova expected to be at the head of the first southbound convoy though the new channel, will see greater efficiency for vessels transiting the waterway, the immediate impact on container supply chains serving Egypt itself is likely to remain muted.

Much of box traffic that comes in and out of North Africa’s largest economy is transported by feeder vessels, despite its location on the “highway” ...