Circular No. 03/2000

Suez Canal Authority (SCA) in a policy process to upgrade the waterway has decided: Item (c) of Article 52 and item (1) of Article 53 of the Suez Canal Rules of Navigation (February 1995) and Circular No. 15/95 shall be waived. Vessels with beam of 175 feet 4 inches can transit the Canal with a draught of 58 feet. Vessels with a beam exceeding 175 feet can transit the Canal with tabulated draughts. Vessels in ballast with a beam over 245 feet can transit the Canal with a draught of not more than 32 feet forward and 36 feet aft.

Director of Transit