Suez Canal mulls 15% discount on transit fees, authority chief - Egypt Independent

Cairo, 13 May 2025 (AFP) – The Egyptian Authority of the Suez Canal announced on Tuesday the 15% reduction of tariffs for three months for large container ships in order to encourage the world's shipping giants to borrow. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi said in April that his country [...]

Suez Canal Cuts Fees 15% to Regain Shipping Traffic

The Suez Canal Authority of Egypt has launched an offer to give discounts of 15% on transit fees for container ships carrying more than 130,000

Egypt’s Suez Canal offers 15 per cent discount for large container ships

Cairo, May 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) announced on Tuesday a 15 per cent discount on transit fees for large container ships beginning Thursday, aiming to encourage major shipping lines to return to the waterway amid improving security conditions in the Red Sea. SCA Chairman Osama Rabie said the discount applies to container ships with a net tonnage of 130,000 tonnes or more, regardless of whether they are laden or empty, …

Suez Canal mulls 15% discount on transit fees, authority chief - Egypt Independent

The Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority in Egypt, Osama Rabie, on Monday announced that a study is now underway into providing a 15 percent reduction in transit fees for some companies for a specific period. During an interview with Ahmed Moussa’s TV show “Ala Massoulity” (On My Responsibility) on the privately-owned satellite channel Sada al- Balad, Rabie explained that this study aims to encourage more ships to use the Suez Canal. Rabie antic…

Suez Canal considers transit fees discount to revive traffic

Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority chief, Osama Rabie, said the authority is considering offering discounts ranging from 12 to 15 percent on transit fees to help restore traffic in the strategic waterway reeling from attacks by Yemen’s Houthis on Red Sea shipping. Rabie told privately owned Sada Al-Balad television channel in a phone interview that the discounts could be applied within days after a ratification by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Si…

Egypt's Suez Canal mulls discounts on transit fees to bring back traffic

CAIRO (REUTERS): Egypt's Suez Canal Authority chief, Osama Rabie, said the authority is considering offering discounts ranging from 12 per cent to 15 per cent on transit fees to help restore traffic in the strategic waterway reeling from attacks by Yemen's Houthis on Red Sea shipping. Rabie told privately owned Sada al-Balad television channel in a phone interview that the discounts could be applied within days after a ratification by Egyptian P…