On November 17, 1869, the esteemed guests of Ismaʻil Pasha, Ottoman viceroy of Egypt, gathered on the Mediterranean coast for ...
Unlike the Suez Canal, the Panama Canal is fed by a ... This is because water from the lake is required to operate the canal's locks. The number of vessels has been slashed from an average of ...
Europe is home to its very own mini-Suez Canal that has been operating for over 100 years and sees as many as 130 ships every day. The Kiel Canal, a 61-mile freshwater canal in the German state ...
Lisa Smart, the Liberal Democrat member for Hazel Grove, made the call for the 16-flight Grade II-listed canal locks at Marple during a debate on funding for the Peak Forest and Macclesfield canals.