Officially it was the Imperial yacht Aigle with French Empress Eugenie on 17th November 1869, but actually the first vessel to pass through the canal was HMS Newport, captained by George Nares of the Royal Navy, Britain.
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A French company with the use of eleven thousand forced labor workers built the Suez Canal.
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Suez canal was built as if anyone would travel from europe to india they had go all the way to cape of hope and then go to india.Because of this canal we can directly go to india through medditaranian sea.
By way of the Suez Canal
The Suez Canal is the only way to get from the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean without having to travel all the way around Africa. The Suez Canal is also under the ownership of the Suez Canal Authority which is an Eqyption holding. Ships must pay to use the canal, like a toll road, otherwise they would have to pay much more to traverse the much greater distance to go around Africa.
To allow trade to go around easier
The Suez Canal allowed for a direct link to Asia through Europe without having to go around Africa. This made trade much quicker and easier.
the ships that go pass the cape has decreased
Of course not. They went via Suez Canal
Yes, but very large Carriers must be extremely careful. The Suez was not built to easily handle a ship of this size and displacement.