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Suez Canal Authority issues navigational maps for planned extension

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The Suez Canal Authority's chairman, Osama Rabie, said on Monday that navigational maps for the planned 10km (6.2 mile) canal extension were issued.

Ships are seen from a plane window, passing through the Suez Canal, Egypt, Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Ships are seen from a plane window, passing through the Suez Canal, Egypt, Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

The Suez Canal Authority's chairman, Osama Rabie, said on Monday that navigational maps for the planned 10km (6.2 mile) canal extension were issued.

Rabie's statement said that the extension project will increase the canal's capacity by between six and eight vessels per day.

Reporting by Yusri Mohammed

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