S.C. Facilities

Explanatory Note  on facilities and privileges
granted to ships transiting the Suez Canal during 1998

The following facilities and privileges are to be granted :-

First )  Crude Oil Tankers :
 Volume incentives for crude oil quantities transported through the Canal are to be
 calculated on the basis of such quantities that  have been transported during a year starting  from the contracting dates with the SCA rather than the same calendar year.

Second ) LNG's :
Ballast and loaded LNG's are to be granted a discount of 35% on Suez Canal
dues shown in the attached table regardless of destination .

Third ) Combined carriers ( O/B/O ) :
When transiting in ballast, combined carriers are to be charged at the same rate
applied to ballast bulk carriers.

Fourth ) Chemical/ Oil tankers :
When transiting in ballast , chemical / oil tankers are to be charged at the same rate
applied to oil tankers.

Fifth ) Containerships :

1. In case there is an upward protrusion of more than 4 feet, the protrusion is to be
    calculated as an extra container.
2. The extra 6 % of the Suez Canal dues , levied on ballast containership carrying
   only empty containers in the cargo holds, are to be cancelled , as well as paragraph
   B/5/b, article 98 of the Suez Canal Rules of Navigation.

1. Circulars 428374 and 432728 on 25/2/1979 and 1/12/1984 respectively regarding
   Ro/Ro ships which transport containers on the main deck are to be cancelled
   together with 100/A, 100/B/1/b and 100/B/3 of the Suez Canal Rules of
   Navigation.
2. Ro/ Ro ships are to be treated just like containerships that carry containers on deck so far as extra dues on deck tiers are concerned, with due consideration of the following :-
3. Transit dues for other categories of vessels remain to be applicable to Ro/Ro ships.
4. Rolling cargo is to be treated as containers on deck.
5. When Ro/Ro ships carry floating units or general cargo on deck , extra dues are to be calculated in accordance with circular No 11/1995 regarding lash ships that carry floating units and / or general cargo rather than their traditional cargo .
6. The said regulations are to take effect regardless of what Ro/Ro ships carry under deck.

Dues calculated according to these new regulations should not exceed those
calculated on the basis of adding the actual volume of containers on deck to the Suez Canal net tonnage .

Seventh ) Lash Ships :
The additional dues of 6% , levied on ballast vessels that carry only barges in their
 holds, are to be cancelled.

Eighth ) General cargo

1. The additional dues of 6 %, levied on ballast vessels that carry only empty
    containers in their holds thus treated as containerships are to be cancelled (items 4
    and 5 article 99 of the Suez Canal Rules. of Navigation are to be concelled).
2. Item B, page 91 of the Suez Canal Rules of navigation to remain in effect with regards to semi- submersible vessels. Other categories of heaylift ships are subject to the following regulations :
   a) Vessels that carry a floating unit of 300 tons (SCGT ) or more are charged extra dues of 300% of the normal dues of the floating unit, calculated on the basis of SCGT. No escort. Tugboat is imposed .
   b) Vessels that carry large units are charged extra dues of 50% of the normal transit dues if the large unit is 250 metric tons or more . No escort tugboat is imposed.

Ninth ) Special floating units
A unified rate of transit dues is to be applied on the following floating units shown
 below :-

• Yachts
• Dredgers
• Rigs
• Floating docks
• Fishing boats unequipped with cargo holds
• Military / War ship ( with the exception of ships affiliated to the Navy and used totransport oil and cargo )
• Tugboats
• Research vessels
  * First 5000  tons   SDR 7.21
  * Next 5 000  tons   SDR 4.14
  * Next 10000 tons   SDR 3.77
  * Rest of the tonnage SDR 2.63

Tenth ) Dry bulk cargo ships:

  Owners of dry bulk cargo ships that work between Australia/ North West Europe
 or South Africa / Mediterranean may get in touch with the SCA  Planning, Research and Studies Dept., the Economic Unit to decide the proper dues in advance.
Rebate requests and relevant documents are to be addressed to the long haul committee which will study the cases and decide according to the applicable rules and regulations.