The Alexandria Port Authority reopened the Strait at twelve o'clock in the afternoon after the relative stability of the air-water situation, as the movement of shipping & cargoes handling returned to normal, Captain / Tarik Shaheen, Chairman of APA, instructed to continue monitoring the air-water observations in anticipation of any weather fluctuations that might require re-closing the strait, in order to protect lives, ships and berths, in order to prevent any accidents or negative impacts 18/2/2021