Head of the Suez Canal Authority, Mohab Memish said that the opening ceremony of the new canal would include great logistical preparations, Al Bawaba News reported Sunday. "The New Suez Canal has been funded by Egyptians and serves international trade. It is the world's artery," Memish said, explaining that the ceremony is an important event reflecting the developments witnessed in the nation. He added that 30 tents were erected for the families of the national martyrs who died defending their homeland as well as tents for media correspondents, newspapers editors-in-chiefs and a tent for kings and heads of states.