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01 Apr 2020 / Suez Canal, Egypt
Container ships coming from ports at North West of Europe (and Tangier port) til Algeciras port and heading to (Port Klang) and its eastern ports at South East of Asia shall be granted a rebate of 6% of Suez Canal normal tolls (the mentioned rebate does not include levied surcharge for tiers of containers carried on the vessel’s upper deck).
Any operating company wishing to benefit from this circular must submit a request through its shipping agency before sailing from the origin port.
The vessel must not call any intermediate ports for none commercial purposes. A certificate issued by the port authority or other competent authorities will be required stating the reason of calling.
Required documents to legalise the granted rebate which must be submitted (as one package) within 180 days starts the next day of the vessel’s transit:
a) “Origin port” certificate from the last port that the vessels sailed from stating the departure date, quantity of cargo in metric tons and type of cargo on departure duly signed and stamped by the port authority or other competent authorities.
b) “Destination port” certificate from the first port of arrival stating the arrival date, quantity of cargo in metric tons and type of cargo on arrival duly signed and stamped by the port authority or other competent port authorities.
c) “Principals Claim” requesting to legalise the rebate amount stating the circular number, port of origin and sailing date, destination port and arrival date, transit date and a clear disclaimer that the vessel had not called any intermediate ports for commercial purposes.
Upon the vessel’s transit, the shipping company must submit a “Pledge” that they will pay the granted rebate amount in case of calling any intermediate ports for commercial purposes or failing to submit the required documents during the pre-set period or failing to abide to any of the pre-mentioned circular’s conditions.
This circular shall be applicable to vessels sailing from port of origin from 1 April 2020 till 20 June 2020.
(For information about operations in the Suez Canal, contact GAC Egypt at [email protected])
Source: Suez Canal Authority Circular No.3/2020