Circular No. 2/2006

On the surcharge against tiers of containers and lashes on the weather deck of container vessels and lash vessels

One Article:

Circular 5/2003 concerning the surcharge against tiers of containers and lashes on the weather deck of Container vessels Lash vessels shall be canceled and replaced by what follows:

Container vessels and Lash vessels carrying containers or lashes on the weather deck will be subject to the following surcharges of the Suez Canal dues:

• 2% for vessels carrying one tier of containers or lashes.

• 4% for vessels carrying two tiers of containers or lashes.

• 6% for vessels carrying three tiers of containers or lashes.

• 8% for vessels carrying four tiers of containers or lashes.

• 11% for vessels carrying five tiers of containers.

• 15% for vessels carrying six tiers of containers.

• 17% for vessels carrying seven tiers of containers.
  This however, shall be increased of the rate of 1% for each extra tier exceeding 7 tiers ie:

• 18% for vessels carrying eight tiers of containers.

 And etc….

Article two:

This circular comes into force as from 1/4/2007

Director, of Transit Dept.

ENG. EL-Sayed Zakria EL-Saaty