SCA CIRCULARS

SCA Circular No. 2/2006 - On the surcharge against tiers of containers and lashes on the weather deck of container vessels and lash vessels.

Article One
Circular 5/2003 concerning the surcharge against tiers of containers and lashes on the weather deck of container and lash vessels shall be cancelled and replaced by following:


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. This, however, shall be increased of the rate of 1% for each extra tier exceeding 6 tiers ie.:
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 i.e. 18% for vessels carrying eight tiers of containers or lashes

And etc….

Article two:
This circular comes into force as from 1/4/2007.

Director, Transit Dept.

Eng. El Sayed Zakria El Saaty