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Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
The Suez Canal has opted against increasing tolls in 2009 because of uncertainty in the shipping industry caused by piracy and the global credit crunch, a canal authority official said yesterday. Canal Authority president Ahmed Ali Fadel said the canal is in ''a crisis'' because fewer boats are passing through. He predicted that the number of boats using the canal will sink by 7 per cent this...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
Egypt has decided to remain the transit fees of ships and tankers crossing the Suez Canal unchanged, the state MENA news agency reported on Monday. Admiral Ahmed Ali Fadel, chief of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), made the announcement during a press conference on Monday at the Suez Canal city of Ismailia, said the report, saying the transit fees will remain unchanged as imposed in 2008. Egypt's...
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lloydslist.com (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
Suez Canal freezes transit fees David Osler - lundi 5 janvier 2009THE Suez Canal Authority has announced an indefinite freeze on transit fees, in a move likely to have been sparked by fears of a sharp downturn in business.Chairman Ahmed Ali Fadel told a press conference today that traffic through the key international waterway could fall by as much as 7% this year, depending on developments...
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UAEinteract.com - News (Free subscription) | 01/01/2009
... as quickly as possible. UAE Ambassador to Egypt and Permanent Ambassador at the Arab League, Ahmed Ali Al-Mail, was present at the meeting. According to Hisham Yusuf, director of the office of Arab League Secretary General, the ministerial meeting will discuss, among other issues, the Israeli aggression against Palestinians in Gaza, providing the necessary assistance to the Palestinian people...