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| Aug.6 |
 Egypt |
Egypt launches Suez Canal expansion  Map of Ismailia Egypt| Egypt has opened a major expansion of the Suez Canal, which deepens the main waterway and provides ships with a 35km (22 mile) channel parallel to it | |
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| Jul.25 |
Egypt |
Egypt holds trial run on second Suez Canal Map of Suez Canal Egypt| The first cargo ships have passed through Egypt's second Suez Canal, amid tight security, ahead of the new official opening next month | |
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| May.7 |
 Southern Iran |
Maersk Tigris: Iran releases seized cargo ship| A container ship seized in the Strait of Hormuz by Iran last week has been released, its operator has confirmed | |
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| Apr.28 |
Southern Iran |
US military 'monitoring' Iran ship seizure Map of Straits of Hormuz Iran Pentagon officials say the US is monitoring the seizure by Iran of a Marshall Islands-flagged cargo ship
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| Aug.31 |
Egypt |
Attack on Suez Canal ship 'foiled' Map of Suez Canal Egypt Egyptian officials say they have foiled an attack on a container ship which was aimed at disrupting shipping in the busy Suez Canal
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| May.12 |
 Oman |
  Pirates hijack Greek cargo ship Pirates hijacked a Greek-owned The Liberian-flagged Eleni P, operated by Eurobulk, off the coast of Oman
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| Aug.27 |
 Dubai |
Fire ravages port again A blaze tore through a chemical storage depot at Jebel Ali port, the 2nd fire in 2 weeks at a cargo port in the Gulf Arab oil exporter
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| Mar.9 |
Dubai |
Dubai firm to 'transfer' US ports| Dubai Ports World is to transfer its US ports business to a 'US entity' to end a row over its takeover | |
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Egypt |
First ships through Suez Canal Map of Port Said Egypt| An artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Opened after 10 years of construction | |
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