A general view of the Suez Canal from Al Salam "Peace" bridge on the Ismalia desert road before the opening ceremony of the New Suez Canal, in Egypt, August 6, 2015. Egypt will open an expansion to the Suez Canal to great fanfare on Thursday, the centrepiece of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's plans to revitalise the country's economy after years of damaging political turmoil. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
A general view of the Suez Canal is seen from Al Salam "Peace" bridge on the Ismalia desert road before the opening ceremony of the New Suez Canal, in Egypt, August 6, 2015. Egypt will open an expansion to the Suez Canal to great fanfare on Thursday, the centrepiece of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's plans to revitalise the country's economy after years of damaging political turmoil. Picture taken through a fence. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
(FILES) A picture dated on 1869 shows machinery during the construction of the Suez Canal in Egypt. Egypt on August 6, 2015 inaugurates a "new Suez Canal" waterway touted as an achievement rivalling the digging of the original, as it seeks to boost both its economy and international standing. The new 72-kilometre (45-mile) waterway built in less than a year at a cost of $9 billion (7.9 billion euros) runs part of the way alongside the existing canal connecting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean. AFP PHOTO
(FILES) A picture dated on December 31, 2007 shows an aerial view of the southern entrance of Egypt's Suez Canal. Egypt on August 6, 2015 inaugurates a "new Suez Canal" waterway touted as an achievement rivalling the digging of the original, as it seeks to boost both its economy and international standing. The new 72-kilometre (45-mile) waterway built in less than a year at a cost of $9 billion (7.9 billion euros) runs part of the way alongside the existing canal connecting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean. AFP PHOTO/JACK GUEZ
(FILES) A picture dated on December 31, 2007 shows an aerial view of the southern entrance of Egypt's Suez Canal. Egypt on August 6, 2015 inaugurates a "new Suez Canal" waterway touted as an achievement rivalling the digging of the original, as it seeks to boost both its economy and international standing. The new 72-kilometre (45-mile) waterway built in less than a year at a cost of $9 billion (7.9 billion euros) runs part of the way alongside the existing canal connecting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean. AFP PHOTO/JACK GUEZ
(FILES) A picture dated on November 1869 shows the inauguration of the Suez Canal in Egypt. Egypt on August 6, 2015 inaugurates a "new Suez Canal" waterway touted as an achievement rivalling the digging of the original, as it seeks to boost both its economy and international standing. The new 72-kilometre (45-mile) waterway built in less than a year at a cost of $9 billion (7.9 billion euros) runs part of the way alongside the existing canal connecting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean. AFP PHOTO
A cargo ship is seen crossing through the New Suez Canal, Ismailia, Egypt, July 25, 2015. First ship sailed through the new Suez Canal today after the inauguraion by the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi. (Reuters)
(FILES) An undated file picture shows ship going through the Suez Canal. Egypt on August 6, 2015 inaugurates a new Suez Canal waterway touted as an achievement rivalling the digging of the original, as it seeks to boost both its e