The Suez Canal Authority has chosen to give discounts to some kinds of ships and tankers until the end of the year.
In a press release issued today, Wednesday, the authority said that the discount given to dry bulk cargo ships, whether they are full or empty, traveling between the ports of Australia and the ports of northwest Europe will be extended, starting with the port of “CADIZ.” The authority also said that the discounts already given to dry bulk cargo ships (full or empty) traveling between the ports of Australia and the ports of northwest Europe will not change. It goes from the ports of Eastern America to the ports of the State of Brazil and from the ports of Asia to the ports of Eastern America as well.
It was also decided that the discount given to dry bulk container ships (full or empty) going in both ways between the ports of the State of Mauritania (and its south in West Africa) and the ports of the Arabian Gulf, India, its east, and the Far East would stay in place.
The Authority’s navigational circulars released today made it clear that the discount was extended to dry bulk cargo ships (loaded or empty) operating between Egyptian ports on the Red Sea and ports in southwest Africa. This was true for both the “dry bulk ships” (3L/3B) fees category and the “other ships” fees category (13L).
The Authority also decided to make the circular route longer for LNG tankers (full or empty) traveling between ports on the East Coast of the Americas and the American Gulf on the one hand, and ports in Asia on the other. Starting July 1, 2020, LNG tankers crossing the Suez Canal will be able to do this.
It was decided that the discount would be given to crude oil ships traveling between Asian ports and the American Gulf, the Caribbean, and Latin America, whether they were carrying crude oil or not.
The Authority agreed to extend the discount for liquefied petroleum gas ships that work between the ports of the eastern coast of the Americas and the American Gulf and the ports of India and its eastern regions. The discount is good for tankers that are either full or empty.
As a result, the Authority chose to extend the discount given to ships carrying “petroleum derivatives” (2L fee group) that work between ports in Asia and the American Gulf, the Caribbean, and Latin America.
On the one hand, the discount given to chemical and other liquid tankers traveling between the American Gulf (beginning at the Port of Miami and the ports west of it in the American Gulf) and the ports south of the American Gulf was increased. On the other hand, it was extended to include areas of India and beyond. East, on the other hand.
The Authority decided to give discounts to container ships coming from the eastern coast of the Americas and the American Gulf that are going directly to South Asia and Southeast Asia, whether they are full or empty. They also decided to give exemptions to container ships coming directly from ports in northwest Europe, in addition to the port of Tangier. There will be a 15% rise in standard transit fees from the port of Algeciras to the port of Port Klang and the eastern ports of Southeast Asia and the Far East.
In addition, the Authority decided to extend the discount to car carrier ships that go directly between ports on the East Coast of the Americas and the American Gulf (when full or empty) and ports in the Far East and Southeast Asia (beginning in Port Klang and going east from there).