Regular marine traffic in both directions through Suez Canal to resume within hours

DUBAI - Regular marine traffic in both directions through Egypt's Suez Canal will resume within hours, the chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, Osama Rabie, said on Wednesday, after LNG Tanker BW Lesmes and Oil Products Tanker BURRI collided in the waterway.

“We’ve immediately handled the breakdowns sustained by an LNG carrier and a tanker during their transit through the Canal, and navigation will go back to normal in both directions within the coming hours,” said Rabie.

An initial inspection shows no serious damage, or pollution in the vicinity of the collided tankers, Rabie added.