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Suez Canal
Authority Circulars
Circular No. 1/2003
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It has been
recently noticed that mooring boats /
lifting appliances of some ships do not
comply with Article 20 of Suez Canal Rules
of Navigation 1995 Edition. |
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As the SCA
is keen to address this situation, a grace
period of six month shall be allowed for
those ships to amend their operations so as
to be fully in compliance with the Article. |
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This
circular shall take effect up to 1/1/2003.
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1.An Extension was given up to
31/12/03.
2.A further extension up to
30/06/2003 is granted. |
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Circular
No. 2/2003
The SCA has executed a widening and
deepening project for BALLAH west branch to allow
modern container ships up to 95000 SCGT within the
permissible dimensions to join the second Southbound
convoy (N2) such vessels are subject to use SC tugs
for marketing fast.
Container Ships of more than 90,000 SCGT had not
been allowed to join the (N2) before.
Container Ships above 90,000 SCGT, within the
permissible dimensions, requesting joining the (N2).
Are
allowed , due to this development, against an
additional charge of 5% of transit dues with a
maximum of SDR 10.500.
This
Circular takes effect as 1/3/2003
Circular No. 3/2003
The development
project BALLAH WEST BRANCH has been executed to
accommodate vessels with draughts up to 45 ft.
In line
with the SCA policy to upgrade the canal for world
navigation, The development project of BALLAH WEST
BRANCH has been executed to accommodate vessels with
draughts up to 45 ft.
As such
vessels were not allowed to join the N2 convoy, the
following has been decided:-
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1-Vessels
with the dimensions shown at the table
stated below are allowed to join N2
convoy against an additional charge of
5%
of transit dues with a maximum limit of
SDR
10500,
subject to transit through port said
east branch up to BALLAH. |
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B E A M |
D R A U G H T |
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FT |
M |
CM |
FT |
IN |
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146 |
44 |
50 |
45 |
- |
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147 |
44 |
80 |
44 |
8 |
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148 |
45 |
10 |
44 |
5 |
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149 |
45 |
40 |
44 |
1 |
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150 |
45 |
70 |
43 |
9 |
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151 |
46 |
- |
43 |
6 |
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152 |
46 |
30 |
43 |
2 |
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153 |
46 |
60 |
42 |
11 |
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154 |
46 |
90 |
42 |
7 |
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2-Table
of vessel’s dimensions included in
paragraph (4) page 66 – article 49 of
Suez Canal Rules of Navigation Feb.
Edition 1995 shall be replaced by the
above mentioned table. |
THIS
CIRCULAR COMES INTO EFFECT AS OF 01/7/2003.
Circular No. 4/2003
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Text of circular No.13/1995, with
its amendement issued on 11/12/1997,
is now deleted and replaced to be as
follows :
The Limited for Southbound and
Northbound Vessels, If navigation
condition permits, will be shown
below :
First
Southbound Convoy : |
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a- |
Vessels arriving after 1900
hrs. and up to 2100 hrs. may
catch first southbound
convoy against payment of 3%
additional surcharge on
canal tolls, with a maximum
of 7000 SDR. |
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b- |
Vessels arriving after 2100
hrs. and up to 2200 hrs. may
also catch first southbound
convoy against payment of 5%
additional surcharge on
canal tolls, with a maximum
of 10500 SDR. |
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c- |
Vessels arriving after 2200
hrs. may catch first
southbound convoy, if the
circumstance of Suez Canal,
permits, against payment of
10% additional surcharge on
canal tolls, with a maximum
of 20000 SDR. |
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Second
Southbound Convoy : |
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a- |
Vessels arriving after 0300
hrs. and up to 0400 hrs. may
catch second southbound
convoy against payment of 3%
additional surcharge on
canal tolls, with a maximum
of 7000 SDR. |
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b- |
Vessels arriving after 0400
hrs. and up to 0500 hrs. may
also catch second southbound
convoy against payment of 5%
additional surcharge on
canal tolls, with a maximum
of 10500 SDR. |
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c- |
Vessels arriving after 0500
hrs. may catch second
southbound convoy, if the
circumstance of Suez Canal,
permits, against payment of
10% additional surcharge on
canal tolls, with a maximum
of 20000 SDR. |
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d- |
Vessels permit to catch the
second southbound convoy,
according to circulars Nos.
2/2003
and
3/2003,
if arrived after the defined
timing, an additional
surcharge of 8% on canal
tolls, will be collected,
complying with the timings
shown in item (a) with a
maximum of 17000 SDR and 10%
as additional surcharge on
canal tolls complying with
the timings shown in items
(B & C) with a maximum of
20000 SDR. |
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Northbound Convoy |
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Vessels Permitted to Catch
Tankers Group : |
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a- |
Upon
arrival after 0100 hrs. and
up to 0300 hrs. such vessels
may catch tankers' group,
against payment of
additional surchrge of 3% on
canal tolls, with a maximum
of 7000 SDR. |
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b- |
Vessels arriving after 0300
hrs. and up to 0400 hrs. may
also catch tankers' group,
against payment of 5%
additional surcharge on
canal tolls, with a maximum
of 10500 SDR. |
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c- |
Vessels arriving after 0400
hrs. may catch northbound
convoy, if the circumstance
of Suez Canal, permits,
against payment of 10%
additional surcharge on
canal tolls, with a maximum
of 20000 SDR. |
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Conventional Vessel : |
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a- |
Vessels admitted to catch
conventional Vessels' convoy
group, may catch the
dedicated group upon arrival
after 0300 hrs. and up to
0400 hrs., against payment
of 3% additional surcharge
on canal tolls with a
maximum of 7000 SDR. |
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b- |
Vessels arriving after 0400
hrs. and up to 0500 hrs. may
also catch dedicated group,
against payment of 5%
additional surcharge on
canal tolls, with a maximum
of 10500 SDR. |
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c- |
Vessels arriving after 0500
hrs. may catch northbound
convoy, if the circumstance
of Suez Canal, permits,
against payment of 10%
additional surcharge on
canal tolls, with a maximum
of 20000 SDR |
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Contents of this circular is applied
as from 1/7/2003 |
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Circular No.
5/2003:
On the surcharge against tiers of containers and
lashes on the weather deck of container vessels and
lash vessels.
Article One :
Article four of circular 6/93 concerning the transit
dues as from 1-1-94, will be amended to read :
Container vessels and lash vessels carrying
containers and lashes on the weather deck will be
subject to the following surcharges of the suez
canal dues :
2% For vessels carry one tier of containers or
lashes.
4% For vessels carry two tiers of containers or
lashes.
6% For vessels carry three tiers of containers or
lashes.
8% For vessels carry four tiers of containers or
lashes.
10% For vessels carry five tiers of containers or
lashes.
14% For vessels carry six tiers of containers or
lashes.
this, however, shall be increased of the rate of 1%
for each extra tier exceeding 6 tiers :
15% For Vessels carrying seven tiers of containers.
16% For Vessels carrying eight tiers of containers.
And etc ....
Article Two :
This circular comes into force at zero hour on the
first day of January 2004.
Circular No. 6/2003
SUEZ CANAL TRANSIT DUES
As of January 1, 2004
The Suez Canal Authority announces that transit dues
for the year 2004 shall remain unchanged and that
circular No. 3/2002 shall stay in force.
This circular takes effect as of January 1, 2004
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