Suez Canal

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A tug crew has been awarded for boarding a burning, explosives-riddled tanker to prevent the leak of a million barrels of oil in an operation that was given just a five per cent chance of success.

25th November 2025

Incredible footage: Tug crew save burning tanker laden with explosives

25th November 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A crew member died after the tug he was on collided with a tanker and sank in the Suez Canal on Saturday.

8th August 2023

Crew member dies after tug sinks in Suez collision

8th August 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Pilot decisions were ‘not in line with best marine practice’ when the Ever Given ran aground in the Suez Canal more than two years ago, a report has finally concluded.

11th July 2023

Pilot errors caused ‘Ever Given’ grounding – report

11th July 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract to provide the design and equipment package for two powerful salvage tugs for the Suez Canal Authority (SCA).

4th July 2023

Kongsberg’s UT722 design lives on in 2 newbuilds

4th July 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A year after its sister ship ran aground in the Suez Canal, Ever Forward has suffered a similar fate in the Chesapeake Bay, Baltimore.

24th March 2022

Suez-stranded sister ship runs aground

24th March 2022

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The Egyptian government has signed contracts with six international dredging contractors and works have begun on the new Suez Canal.

7th January 2015

Suez Canal expansion underway

7th January 2015