NEW SUEZ CANAL

DATE

September 2014

CLIENT

JAN DE NUL GROUP

LOCATION

New Suez Canal-JDN 01, Egypt

DESCRIPTION

The project is the construction of a new canal from km 60 to km 95, in addition to deepening and widening of the Great Bitter Lake by-passes and Ballah by-pass, with a total length of 37 km.  The total length of the project is 72 km.

The objective for creating a new canal, parallel to the existing one, is to maximize benefit from the existing Canal and its by-passes, and double the longest possible parts of the waterway to facilitate traffic in the two directions and minimize the waiting time for transiting ships. This will reduce the time needed for the trip from one end of the Canal to the other, and will increase the numerical capacity of the waterway, in anticipation of the expected growth in world trade.

The project goes side by side with the Suez Canal Area Development Project. The two projects will add to the importance of the Suez Canal and make it the route of choice for ship owners the world over, putting any alternative routes out of competition. The project is also expected to have a positive impact on the Egyptian national income as it will boost hard currency earnings, provide much needed job opportunities, and create new urban communities.

PROGRAM OF WORK

Nine boreholes down to varying depths of between 30.0m to 40.00m.

Disturbed samples were collected by means of Single Core Barrel and Standard Penetration Split Barrel Samplers.