Normally, ships or vessels are gathered as a group before they are allowed to cross the Suez Canal. It only means that it takes couple of days for ships to finish crossing the entire canal. In some instances, it may take 4 to 5 days since each ship must maintain an average speed in accordance to their convoy.
Egypt
The quickest way by ship from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean is via the Suez Canal. A link to the Wikipedia article on Egypt's Suez Canal is provided.
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Ferdinand De Lesseps built it to provide shorter shipping routes.
The quickest way by ship from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean is via the Suez Canal. A link to the Wikipedia article on Egypt's Suez Canal is provided.
Suez Canal.
There is no Swiss canal, but the Suez canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. The Suez Canal is maintained by the Suez Canal Authority of Egypt and may be used in time of war or peace by any ship, without regard to flag.
The world did not laterally get smaller- if that is your ? The Suez canal made it much faster to ship goods and people around the globe .
By the Suez Canal
The Suez Canal was first built over 2,000 years ago. In 1859, the Suez Canal was built again, by the Universal Suez Ship Canal Company, and took 10 years to build. The first ship to pass through the canal did so on 17 February 1867; Giuseppe Verdi wrote the famous opera Aida for this ceremony. The canal made is possible to easily transport goods across the world. The canal also allowed Europeans to travel to East Africa, and this area was soon controlled by European powers. The success of the canal encouraged the French to start building the Panama Canal. After the Six Day War in 1967, the canal remained closed until June 5, 1975. A UN peacekeeping force has been stationed in the Sinai Peninsula since 1974, to avoid more wars. About 15,000 ships pass through the canal each year, which is about 14% of world shipping. Each ship takes up to 16 hours to cross the canal. Retrieved from "http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez_Canal"
Via the Suez Canal
Via the Suez Canal