Suez Canal offers 15% rebate for large containerships | Container news

In response to requests from containership owners and operators, and in light of recent positive developments in the security situation in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait, the Suez Canal authority has announced that laden or ballast “containerships” of Suez Canal net tonnage 130,000 tons or above, transiting the Suez Canal (northbound or southbound) are granted a rebate of 15% upon transit.

“This rebate percentage is only calculated from (normal transit dues stipulated by the transit dues table + surcharges levied on tiers of containers),” the authority mentioned in its circular yesterday.

The referenced Suez Canal Net Tonnage refers to the basic Suez Canal net tonnage without any additions temporary added upon transit (such as double bottom tanks, temporary stores etc).

The rebate is directly granted upon transit without the need to submit any requests or documents.

This circular applies to containerships transiting the Suez Canal from 15 May 2025, for a period of 90 days.