Regulation requiring loaded vessels
The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) is now applying the regulation requiring loaded vessels from 70,000 SCNT to 90,000 SCNT to be escorted by a tug.
The cost of the escort tug is SDR 7,000 (approximately USD 11,000), subject to the SDR value. This was not previously applied for car carrier/Ro-Ro and passenger vessel types.
Only container vessels will be exempted from the requirement for escort tug charges.
Source: GAC Hot Port News