The economic commission in charge of the Suez Canal Area Development project intends to finalise the plans that will govern the area’s development before 1 July 2016. During the Builders of Egypt forum held last Wednesday, Abdulqadir Darwish, the deputy chairman of the Suez Canal commission, explained that the Suez Canal Area Development project will […]

Suez Canal Circular 1/2016 concerning container ships coming  from ports of East coast of American heading to South East Asian ports. * The Suez Canal Authority has decided the following: – Article one:- a) Container ships coming from Port of New York and its southern ports heading to South East Asian ports (Port of Port […]

Concerning container ships coming from ports of the East Coast of America heading to South and South East Asian ports. Article one:- To meet the desire of ship’s owners and operators using the Suez Canal and to encourage more ships to transit the Suez Canal, the Suez Canal Authority has decided the following :- Container […]

Concerning VLCC ( of more than 250,000 DWT ) coming from Arabian Gulf, heading to American Gulf or the Carribean zone on their round trip to transit the Suez Canal after discharging part of their cargo in SUMED line . The Suez Canal Authority has decided the following :- Article one:- Any VLCC coming from […]

Concerning container ships coming from ports of the East Coast of America heading to South and South East Asian ports . The first and second paragraph of the first Article, circular 2/2016 shall be amended to read as follows : Container ships coming from port of Norfolk and its northern ports heading to the ports […]

Article one:- Circular No.2/2005 concerning reduction in transit Tolls for VLCC’s in ballast coming from America to the Arabian Gulf, shall be amended to read as follows : A 45% reduction from the applicable SC transit tolls excluding other services dues shall be offered to VLCC’s – in ballast of 200.000 dwt and above, coming […]