Greece's Corinth Canal reopens to shipping after 18-month hiatus

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Greece's Corinth Canal reopens to shipping after 18-month hiatus

STORY: Greece's Corinth Canal reopens to shipping after 18-month hiatus DATELINE: July 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: CORINTH, Greece CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Greece's Corinth Canal 2. various of tourists on the bridge of Corinth Canal 3. aerial and ground of part of the canal where the repair work is being carried out 4. various of crossing of Greece's Corinth Canal 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): GEORGE ZOUGLIS, General Manager of Corinth Canal S.A 6. various of Greece's Corinth Canal 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): GEORGE ZOUGLIS, General Manager of Corinth Canal S.A STORYLINE: Greece's iconic Corinth Canal reopened to shipping earlier this month after an 18-month hiatus for repair works following a series of landslides, local officials told Xinhua on Monday. The canal saves vessels sailing from the Ionian Sea to the Aegean Sea some 130 nautical miles. Constructed from 1881 to 1893, the Corinth Canal between the Peloponnese peninsula and the mainland is considered an iconic 19th-century e

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