Suez Canal meets with major liners as it urges for Red Sea return

“The current situation in the Red Sea is witnessing positive indicators… and the circumstances are ripe for the return of maritime navigation in the Red Sea region once again,” said the Suez Canal authority after its meeting with representatives of 23 major shipping lines and agencies.

The 23 representatives, big clients of the Suez Canal authority, met yesterday with the chairman and managing director of the Suez Canal admiral Ossama Rabiee at the SCA’s headquarters, Al-Irshad building, at the city of Ismailia.

In his speech, Rabiee has emphasized the SCA’s keenness on a direct and active communication with all its clients to hold discussions and exchange viewpoints on developments of the situation in the Red Sea and Bab El-Mandab region.

The SCA chairman has explained that the current situation in the Red Sea region is witnessing positive indicators, that show stability returning to the region, making it the perfect opportunity to take executive measures aimed at modifying navigational schedules to pave the way for the return of maritime navigation back to its normal course.