Suez Canal Plans Incentives to Lure U.S.-Bound Container Ships From Asia Dec 29, 2007
We are providing a service in a very competitive market,'' said Fadel, speaking from his office overlooking the canal built by Frenchman Ferdinand de Lesseps in 1869. The waterway, run by Fadel since 1996, cuts through the Egyptian desert that separates Asia from Africa. (Bloomberg)
Late night labours give birth to $150b utilities monster Sep 4, 2007
The Suez history goes back to the 1822 foundation of Societe Generale des Pays-Bas by William of Orange and the 1858 creation in Paris by Ferdinand de Lesseps of the Universal Company for the Maritime Channel of Suez. Telegraph, London. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Suez and Gaz de France agree to merge Sep 3, 2007
Suez history goes back to the 1822 foundation of Societe Generale des Pays-Bas by William of Orange and the 1858 creation in Paris by Ferdinand de Lesseps of the Universal Company for the Maritime Channel of Suez. Post this story to. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Panamanians vote to expand canal Oct 23, 2006
Ferdinand de Lesseps, a Frenchman who was the builder of the Suez Canal, began work on the Panama Canal in 1880 but abandoned it after the project went bust. Leaders in Washington, eager to control the Americas, took over the project in 1904 and finished it within a decade. (International Herald Tribune)
Panama backs ambitious canal plan Oct 23, 2006
France's Ferdinand de Lesseps, builder of the Suez Canal, started the Panama Canal in 1880 but abandoned it nine years later when the 00004000 project went bankrupt. The US Government bought the canal in 1904 and 10 years later opened the waterway. (NEWS.com.au)
When Egypt took over the Suez Jul 24, 2006
" Speaking to AFP from his Cairo home, the octogenarian remembers Yunes' words. Top secret The Suez Canal: Facts and Figures -Built under the supervision of French diplomat Ferdinand de Lesseps and inaugurated in 1869 -Overall length: 190.25 kilometres Suez is the longest lockless canal in the world -Width at water level: 280-345 metres -Depth: 22.5 metres -Maximum deadweight tonnage: around 210,000 tonnes -18,700 ships transited through the canal in 2005 -Ships travel through the canal in three... (Aljazeera.Net)
End of empireSuez - a history of oil, plots and the last gasp of the British empire Jul 24, 2006
Suez Canal opened to traffic in November 1869 It was built by Frenchman Ferdinand de Lesseps using Egyptian forced labour; an estimated 120,000 workers died during construction It stretches 192km (120 miles) between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea It is 300m (984ft) wide at its narrowest point By 1955 approximately two-thirds of Europe's oil passed through the canal The waterway closed 1967 due to the Six Day War, reopened 1975 About 7. 5% of world sea trade is carried via the canal today... (BBC News)
Panama to enlarge waterway Jun 13, 2006
The first efforts to build the Panama canal more than 120 years ago led to some 30,000 deaths, landslides and personal humiliation for the legendary French engineer, Ferdinand de Lesseps. Now an attempt is being made to launch a vast venture which would carve a new lane through the country and catapult Panama from "the third world to the first" in the space of less than a decade. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Suez ripples 50 years after crisis May 11, 2006
For France - whose brilliant architect Ferdinand de Lesseps first conceived and built the canal in 1869 - the crisis constituted the midpoint of imperial decline after defeat in Vietnam at Dien Bien Phu in 1954, decolonization in Africa, and the final blow - the Algerian war of 1954-62. Notional winners emerged from the crisis. (Asia Times Online)
Panama unveils big canal upgrade Apr 25, 2006
France's Ferdinand de Lesseps, builder of the Suez Canal, started the Panama Canal in 1880, but abandoned it nine years later amid bankruptcy and construction problems as well as malaria and yellow fever, which claimed most of the lost lives. The U.S. government under President Theodore Roosevelt bought the canal in 1904 and 10 years later, after a Herculean effort by 75,000 workers from 50 countries, opened the inter-oceanic waterway dividing North and South America. (CNN -- International)
Panama unveils $7b canal expansion Apr 25, 2006
France's Ferdinand de Lesseps, builder of the Suez Canal, started the Panama Canal in 1880, but abandoned the project nine years later amid bankruptcy and construction problems as well as malaria and yellow fever, which claimed most of the lost lives. The US government under President Theodore Roosevelt bought the canal in 1904 and 10 years later, after a Herculean effort by 75,000 workers from 50 countries, opened the inter-oceanic waterway. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Panama digs deep to save ageing canal Apr 24, 2006
More than three centuries later in the 1880s, the French engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps, who built the sea-level Suez Canal, tried to blast a similar waterway through Panama. It was only after two French companies went bankrupt and about 22,000 workers died of tropical disease that he gave up and sold the rights to the Americans. (TimesOnline)
SUEZ gagne 2,14%, dividende 2005 en hausse de 15% Jan 19, 2006
Ses origines remontent la cration au 19me sicle, par Ferdinand de Lesseps, de la Compagnie universelle du canal maritime de Suez en vue du percement et de l'exploitation de ce canal entre Mer Rouge et Mditerrane. Un sicle plus tard, devenue compagnie financire, Suez a fusionn avec la socit Lyonnaise des Eaux, formant le primtre du groupe tel qu'on le connat aujourd'hui. (NewsIsFree-Europe)
