Tag: Suez Canal

The Suez Canal Authority has announced that the canal has broken a new record for the number of ships to cross the trade lane in a day

According to Drewry, the impressive New Suez Canal' project will improve capacity, transit times and reduce delays

SCA Issues guidelines for new Suez Canal On the occasion of opening the new Suez Canal for navigation on 06/08/2015, the SCA has decided the following:(1) Traffic system in the Suez Canal including the new Canal shall be as follows:Number of convoys: Two convoysThe Southbound convoy starts at 0330- direct transit.The Northbound convoy starts at 0400- direct transit.Limit Time of ArrivalPort Said:South of Lat. 31 28 .7 N: This Lat. is limited by Long. 32 00 .27 E & Long. 32 37 .43 ESouthbound Convoy:The limit time is hr 2300 for the southbound convoy.Ships arriving after hr 2300 till hr 0000 can join the southbound convoy against the payment of a surcharge equal to 5% of the normal transit dues with a maximum of 12500 SDR.Ships arriving after hr 0000 till hr 0100 can join the southbound convoy against the payment of a surcharge equal to 10% of the normal transit dues with a maximum of 25000 SDR.Ships arriving after hr 0100 may join the southbound convoy, against the payments of a surcharge equals to 12% of the normal transit due s with a maximum of 30000 SDR if the convoy situation permits.The limit time of container ships berthing at ...

The SCA announced the start of the celebrations that will culminate in the opening of the New Suez Canal on 6th August 2015

Egypt plans to inaugurate a "new Suez Canal" maritime route on Aug. 6

The finish of the Suez Canal project is in sight. The dredging of more than a million cubic meters of sand a day is unprecedented.

No increase of Suez Canal tolls announced the Suez Canal Authorities

Inchcape Shipping Services informs that container vessel Colombo Express in the second Suez Canal southbound convoy, collided with MV Maersk Tanjong

As part of the navigational services the Suez Canal Authority provides, the SCA has decided to modify the hire values for escort and imposed tugboats

Transit dues for the year 2012 The Suez Canal Authority issues Circular 6/2011 re Suez Canal Transit Dues Asof 1/3/2012 as follows:The Suez Canal Authority announces that transit dues for the year 2012 shall be according to the table.To view the table, click hereNotes:Ballast chemical / oil tankersare to be charged at the same rate of ballastoil tankers.Loaded combined carriers are to be charged according to the kind of cargo. In the case of carrying more than one type of cargo such carriers are to be charged at the rate of petroleum product carriers.Ballast combined carriers are tobe charged at the rateof ballast dry bulk carriers.The acceptable currencies for payment of transit dues are: US Dollar British Pounds Euro Japanese Yen Canadian Dollar Swedish Krona Dranish Krone Norweign Krone Swiss FrancSource: Director of Transit Department