Suez Canal expansion

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:infrastructure
gptkbp:announced gptkb:Abdel_Fattah_el-Sisi
gptkbp:completedIn August 2015
gptkbp:component new parallel waterway
widening and deepening of existing canal
gptkbp:cost $8.2 billion
gptkbp:country gptkb:Egypt
gptkbp:expectedImpact increase daily ship capacity from 49 to 97
reduce transit time from 18 to 11 hours
gptkbp:fundedBy Egyptian citizens
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Suez Canal expansion
gptkbp:inaugurated gptkb:Abdel_Fattah_el-Sisi
gptkbp:lengthOfNewChannel 35 km
gptkbp:location Suez Canal, Egypt
gptkbp:notableProject canal expansion
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Suez_Canal_Authority
gptkbp:purpose increase canal capacity
reduce waiting time for ships
gptkbp:startDate August 2014
gptkbp:totalLengthAffected 72 km
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Archirodon_Construction
gptkb:Jan_De_Nul
gptkb:Boskalis_Westminster
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7