The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) announced changes to the reduction offered for LNG carriers and surcharges for container ships transiting the Canal.
As informed, from 1 November 2021, the rebate granted to LNG carriers transiting the Suez Canal as per article two of circular (2/2015) is amended to be 15% of Suez Canal normal transit tolls rather than 25%.
What is more, SCA announced changes on surcharges to be applied from 1 November 2021 for tiers on containers on weather-deck of container ships, as follows:
Southbound vessels:
Surcharges set by circular no. (2/2007) and levied on the tiers of containers situated on the weather-deck of container ships transiting the Suez Canal, to be amended as follows:
- Number of tiers of containers on weather-deck – 1
Levied surcharges from Suez Canal normal tolls – 2% - Number of tiers of containers on weather-deck – 2
Levied surcharges from Suez Canal normal tolls – 4% - Number of tiers of containers on weather-deck – 3
Levied surcharges from Suez Canal normal tolls – 6% - Number of tiers of containers on weather-deck – 4
Levied surcharges from Suez Canal normal tolls – 8% - Number of tiers of containers on weather-deck – 5
Levied surcharges from Suez Canal normal tolls – 15% - Number of tiers of containers on weather-deck – 6
Levied surcharges from Suez Canal normal tolls – 19% - Number of tiers of containers on weather-deck – 7
Levied surcharges from Suez Canal normal tolls – 21% - Number of tiers of containers on weather-deck – 8
Levied surcharges from Suez Canal normal tolls – 23% - Number of tiers of containers on weather-deck – 9
Levied surcharges from Suez Canal normal tolls – 25% - Number of tiers of containers on weather-deck – 10
Levied surcharges from Suez Canal normal tolls – 27% - Number of tiers of containers on weather-deck – 11
Levied surcharges from Suez Canal normal tolls – 29% - For each additional tier of containers above the eleventh tier, the surcharge shall be increased by 2%.
Northbound vessels:
SCA announced changes on surcharges to be applied from 1 November 2021 for tiers on containers on weather-deck of container ships, as follows:
- Number of tiers of containers on weather-deck – 1
Levied surcharges from Suez Canal normal tolls – 4% - Number of tiers of containers on weather-deck – 2
Levied surcharges from Suez Canal normal tolls – 6% - Number of tiers of containers on weather-deck – 3
Levied surcharges from Suez Canal normal tolls – 8% - Number of tiers of containers on weather-deck – 4
Levied surcharges from Suez Canal normal tolls – 11% - Number of tiers of containers on weather-deck – 5
Levied surcharges from Suez Canal normal tolls – 21% - Number of tiers of containers on weather-deck – 6
Levied surcharges from Suez Canal normal tolls – 27% - Number of tiers of containers on weather-deck – 7
Levied surcharges from Suez Canal normal tolls – 29% - Number of tiers of containers on weather-deck – 8
Levied surcharges from Suez Canal normal tolls – 31% - Number of tiers of containers on weather-deck – 9
Levied surcharges from Suez Canal normal tolls – 33% - Number of tiers of containers on weather-deck – 10
Levied surcharges from Suez Canal normal tolls – 35% - Number of tiers of containers on weather-deck – 11
Levied surcharges from Suez Canal normal tolls – 37% - For each additional tier of containers above the eleventh tier, the surcharge shall be increased by 2%.
