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From the first May they will be dropping surcharge on transit rights in the Suez Canal for container carriers, but will increase for other ships
Unchanged for oil tanker and product tanker. They will double for bulk, ro-ro, chimichiere, LNG vessels and other ships
March 22, 2022
The Suez Canal Authority announced on Thursday some changes in surcharge values applied to transit fares in the Egyptian canal that have been in place since last March. ( of the February 28 2022). The new changes to overpricing will enter into force the next first May.
In particular, the Egyptian authority overturned the overprice applied to the container carriers, which is commensurate with the number of container tires carried over the deck of blanket : for ships with only one container shot above covered the increase is now set at 5% (+ 7% the increase currently in force), for those with two tires at 8% (currently + 10%), with three cheers at 11% (+ 12%), with four tires at 18% (+ 21%), with five cheers at 25% (+ 31%), with six tyrs at 29% (+ 37%), with seven tires at the + 31% (+ 39%), with eight tires at 33% (+ 41%), with nine cheers at 35% (+ 43%), with ten cheers at 37% (+ 45%) and with eleven cheers at 39% (+ 47%). For each additional container shooting beyond the eleventh, the increase is unchanged by being 2%.
Also unchanged is the surcharge for tanker vessels for the transport of crude oil and for tanker products that will continue to be 5%
It will double, instead, the value of the surcharge for the other ships. From the first May 2022, the markup applied to ro-ro ships will be 14% (the current overprice is 7%). Similar the change in surcharge for ships for general goods, for multipurpose vessels and heavy lift. It also doubled the intensity of the surcharge for chimichies and other tankers as well as for liquefied petroleum gas vessels that will rise from the current + 10% to 20%. It also doubled the surcharge on transit fees in the channel for the reins that will rise from the current + 5% to 10% percent. For the other ships the increase will be 14% percent from the current + 7%.
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The Suez Canal Authority announced on Thursday some changes in surcharge values applied to transit fares in the Egyptian canal that have been in place since last March. 
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