The prospect for the Ben Gurion Canal gains further traction in light of the recently forged UK-India Infrastructure Bridge, solidifying ties between London and New Delhi.

The new focus on the Ben Gurion Canal coincides with a revival of interest in another Gaza-related project, the exploitation of gas reserves off the Gaza Coast. This was detailed in a recent post.

An ambitious plan to build a huge 160-mile canal would bypass the Suez Canal and challenge Egypt's monopoly of the Europe-Asia shipping route.

The Suez Canal is inaccessible due to Houthi rebels targeting ships off Yemen. Cost of importing goods from Europe to Mombasa has tripled, from Sh72,450 to Sh289,800 per ton.

Explore the intense geopolitical struggle for maritime dominance as global powers vie for control over key trade routes, including the Ben Gurion Canal and the Cape Sea Route, reshaping alliances ...

Such a waterway, tentatively named the Ben-Gurion Canal, would bypass the Suez Canal and challenge Egypt's long-standing monopoly of the crucial shipping route between Europe and Asia.

The Panama Canal aims to regain vessel traffic carrying U.S. liquefied natural gas to Asia as demand in that market rises and a new reservation system allows shippers to lock in slots, following a ...

If shipping companies continue to shun the canal, Dr. Mercogliano, the maritime historian, said the industry would probably come up with new ways to make the route around Africa more efficient.

Crews work on the scene of a fatal crash involving a New York State Canal Authority truck and another vehicle Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, on Route 31 in Arcadia. A Rochester woman was killed in the crash.

The new stop sign configuration will be installed at the intersection of Davidsburg Road (Route 4008) and West Canal Road (Route 4002) in Dover Township.

A declassified memorandum revealed a 1963 US plan to create an alternative to the Suez Canal. It would have excavated more than 160 miles through Israel's Negev desert with nuclear bombs. A cargo ...

The idea for the canal was first conceived in the 1960s during the tenure of David Ben-Gurion, Israel’s first Prime Minister, who ruled after the creation of the Jewish state in 1948.