(150520) -- BEIJING , May 20, 2015 -- A Chinese crewmember checks the anchor chain of the Indian Ocean container ship run by China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) at the Suez Gulf, Egypt, on May 18, 2015. The current Suez Canal facilitates only one-way traffic since it is too narrow for large ships to cross both directions. However, the new canal, which is supposed to be inaugurated this August, will solve this problem by cutting the ships waiting time from 11 to three hours. Zhou Chenwei, captain of CSCL s Indian Ocean vessel, said that Chinese ships are among those which cross the Canal most
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(150520) -- BEIJING , May 20, 2015 -- A Chinese crewmember checks the anchor chain of the Indian Ocean container ship run by China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) at the Suez Gulf, Egypt, on May 18, 2015. The current Suez Canal facilitates only one-way traffic since it is too narrow for large ships to cross both directions. However, the new canal, which is supposed to be inaugurated this August, will solve this problem by cutting the ships waiting time from 11 to three hours. Zhou Chenwei, captain of CSCL s Indian Ocean vessel, said that Chinese ships are among those which cross the Canal most. Since the New Suez Canal could save a lot of time and oil cost, it will help CSCL provide a better service for the prosperity of international trade along the line and thus make a contribution to achieving China s One Belt, One Road strategy. ) EGYPT-GULF OF SUEZ-CHINA-SHIP-SUEZ?CANAL Pan?C PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN 150520 Beijing May 20 2015 a Chinese crew member Checks The Anchor CHAin of The Indian Ocean Container Ship Run by China Shipping Container Lines CSCL AT The Suez GULF Egypt ON May 18 2015 The Current Suez Canal facilitates Only One Way Traffic Since IT IS Too Narrow for Large Ships to Cross Both directions However The New Canal Which IS supposed to Be inaugurated This August will Solve This Problem by Cutting The Ships Waiting Time from 11 to Three Hours Zhou Captain of CSCL S Indian Ocean Vessel Said Thatcher Chinese Ships are among Those Which Cross The Canal Most Since The New Suez Canal Could Save a Lot of Time and Oil Cost IT will Help CSCL provide a better Service for The Prosperity of International Trade Along The Line and thus Make a Contribution to Inspirational China S One Belt One Road Strategy Egypt GULF of Suez China Ship Suez Canal Pan C PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN