Suez Canal Transit Dues as of 1/4/2008

The Suez Canal Authority annouces that the transit dues for the year 2008 will be as shown in table below as per circular no. 1/2007. This circular takes effect as of April 1st 2008. See table of transit dues below.

RATES OF TRANSIT DUES TO BE APPLIED FROM 01.04.2008
All figures is based on SDR (see below).

Tariff	Vessel type	Condition	First 5000	Next 5000	Next 10000	Next 20000	Next 30000	Next 50000	Rest
08-01	Tankers of Crude Oil	Laden	7,65	4,80	3,90	1,70	1,50	1,40	1,30
		Ballast	6,50	4,08	3,32	1,45	1,28	1,19	1,11
08-02	Tankers of Petroleum Products	Laden	7,65	4,80	3,90	2,35	2,30	2,20	2,10
		Ballast	6,50	4,08	3,32	1,45	1,28	1,19	1,11
08-03	Dry Bulk Carriers	Laden	7,65	5,20	4,40	1,40	1,30	1,25	1,20
		Ballast	6,50	4,42	3,74	1,19	1,11	1,06	1,02
08-04	LPG Carriers	Laden	7,65	4,90	3,90	2,80	2,60	2,50	2,50
		Ballast	6,50	4,17	3,32	2,38	2,21	2,13	2,13
08-05	LNG Carriers	Laden	7,65	5,30	4,90	3,40	3,30	3,20	3,10
		Ballast	6,50	4,51	4,17	2,89	2,81	2,72	2,64
08-06	Chemical and Other Liquid Bulk	Laden	8,00	5,50	4,70	3,00	2,90	2,80	2,80
		Ballast	6,80	4,68	4,00	2,55	2,47	2,38	2,38
08-07	Container Ships	Laden	7,65	5,00	4,00	2,80	2,60	2,05	1,95
		Ballast	6,50	4,25	3,40	2,38	2,21	1,74	1,66
08-08	General Cargo Ships	Laden	7,65	5,50	4,00	3,00	2,90	2,85	2,80
		Ballast	6,50	4,68	3,40	2,55	2,47	2,42	2,38
08-09	RO - RO Ships	Laden	7,65	5,30	4,30	3,10	2,90	2,80	2,70
		Ballast	6,50	4,51	3,66	2,64	2,47	2,38	2,30
08-10	Vehicle Carriers	Laden	7,65	5,00	3,85	2,75	2,60	2,05	1,95
		Ballast	6,50	4,25	3,27	2,34	2,21	1,74	1,66
08-11	Passenger Ships	Laden	7,65	5,00	4,30	3,05	3,00	2,90	2,80
		Ballast	6,50	4,25	3,66	2,59	2,55	2,47	2,38
08-12	Special Floating Units	Laden	8,30	5,10	4,80	3,40	3,20	2,90	2,80
		Ballast	0,00	0,00	0,00	0,00	0,00	0,00	0,00
08-13	Other Vessels	Laden	8,00	5,00	4,40	3,20	3,10	2,90	2,80
		Ballast	6,80	4,25	3,74	2,72	2,64	2,47	2,38

*  If in ballast, combined carriers are to be charged at the same rate of Ballast Dry bulk carriers.
** If in ballast, chemical / oil tankers are to be charged at the same rate of Ballast Oil Tankers.

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