1975年,封闭了十年之久的苏伊士运河,经过整修又通航了。这样,五万吨以下的货轮,来往于大西洋、太平洋之间,就无须再绕过好望角。由于运输距离的大大缩短,造成了运输能力的严重过剩,一些设备陈旧、落后的船只,迅速地被淘汰。一个新型的行业——拆船工业随之蓬勃地发展起来。作为以从事海洋运输事业为主的我国驻香 In 1975, the Suez Canal, closed for a decade, was renovated and navigated. In this way, cargo ships of under 50,000 tons travel between the Atlantic and the Pacific without the need to bypass the Cape of Good Hope. Due to the shortening of the transport distance, a severe overcapacity of transport capacity was caused. Some outdated and backward vessels were quickly eliminated. A new type of industry - shipbreaking industry followed the vigorous development. As a marine transportation business in China based in Hong