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Suez Canal
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Need for Suez Canal
Because of the industrial revolution and the need for more raw materials, more ships were traveling between Europe and Asia.
However, this took about 4 months, was inconvenient and costly.
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They took a long route from London, around the southern top of Africa, and then onto India or China.
Advantages to shipping
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Completion of the canal coincided with the widespread replacement of sails with steam engines to power ships.
- It increased the volume of ships passing through the Straits of Melaka and calling at the port of Singapore to refuel and collect food supplies.
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Origin
Money was raised from France, Egypt and the Ottoman Empire to build the canal.
A French engineer, Ferdinand de Lesseps, drew up plans to cut a new route between Africa and Arabia.
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Impact on Trade
With the arrival of more ships, trade also increased. Singapore's imports and exports rose.
Merchants were encouraged by the lower cost of shipping and the attractive and rare goods available from both Asia and Europe.
- Shortened the time needed for people, mail and cargo to travel from Europe to Singapore.
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- Led to the increased use of steamships as sailing ships could not use the Suez Canal throughout the year.
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