Convoy Booking, Tonnage Verification, Dues Settlement and Anchorage Services — Northbound From Suez, Southbound From Port Said.
Vessels Rarely Miss a Convoy Because of the Canal. They Miss It Because the Suez Canal Special Tonnage Certificate Was Out of Date, Because Dues Were Not Funded in Time, or Because a Crew Change Was Left Until the Vessel Had Already Joined the Convoy and Could No Longer Be Boarded.
Our Transit Desk Works Backwards From the Convoy Slot. Everything That Must Be Finished Before the Vessel Enters the Waterway — Stores, Spares, Bunkers, Crew, Funding, Declarations — Is Scheduled Against That Fixed Point, Not Against the ETA.
We Act at Both Ends of the Canal, so a Vessel Transiting in Either Direction Is Covered by the Same Team and the Same Disbursement Account.
Enters at Port Said From the Mediterranean. Waiting Anchorage North of the Breakwaters; All Husbandry Completed Here Before Convoy Formation.
Enters at Suez From the Red Sea. Waiting Anchorage in the Gulf of Suez, With Launch Access for Stores, Spares and Crew Before the Vessel Is Called Forward.
You Appoint KYNORIA and Send Vessel Particulars, ETA, Direction of Transit and the Suez Canal Special Tonnage Certificate. We Flag Anything That Will Hold the Transit up Before It Becomes a Delay.
Transit Application Lodged With the Suez Canal Authority, Tonnage Figures Verified Against the Certificate, and Cargo Declarations Prepared. Dangerous Goods and Special Cargo Are Escalated Early.
Proforma Disbursement Account Issued Covering Dues, Pilotage, Mooring and Agency. Funds Must Be in Place Before the Vessel Is Admitted to a Convoy, so We Agree the Position in Writing up Front.
Vessel Arrives at Port Said or Suez Anchorage. Stores, Bunkers, Spares and Crew Changes Are Completed Here, Because None of Them Are Possible Once the Convoy Forms.
Pilot Boards, Mooring Crew and Canal Electrician Attend as Required, and the Vessel Transits in Her Allocated Convoy. Our Boarding Officer Stays Contactable Throughout.
Vessel Exits at the Far End. Final Disbursement Account Issued With Vouchers Against Every Line, and Any Unused Funds Returned.
The Suez Canal Authority Assesses Dues on Suez Canal Net Tonnage, a Figure Measured Under Its Own Rules and Recorded on the Vessel's Suez Canal Special Tonnage Certificate. It Is Not the International Net Tonnage From the Tonnage Certificate, and It Is Not the Panama Figure. Estimating on the Wrong Number Is the Single Most Common Reason a Proforma Disbursement Account and the Final Account Disagree.
Rates Are Published by the Authority in Circulars, Expressed per SCNT and Banded by Vessel Type and by Laden or Ballast Condition, With Surcharges and Rebates Applied From Time to Time. Because They Change, We Work From the Circular in Force on the Day of Transit Rather Than From a Stored Table.
Transit Applications Are Normally Lodged at Least 48 Hours Before the Vessel Is Due at the Waiting Area, and Dues Must Be Settled Before the Vessel Is Admitted to a Convoy. Vessels Carrying Dangerous Goods, Nuclear Material, or Requiring Special Escort Need Considerably Longer Notice. We Advise Nominating the Transit at the Same Time You Nominate the Agency so Documentation and Funding Run in Parallel.
Suez Canal Net Tonnage (SCNT) Is a Separate Measurement Calculated Under the Suez Canal Authority's Own Rules and Recorded on the Vessel's Suez Canal Special Tonnage Certificate. It Is Not the Same Figure as the Panama or International Net Tonnage, and It Is the Figure Every Toll Calculation Is Based on. If the Certificate Is Missing or Out of Date, the Authority Will Re-Measure the Vessel at the Owner's Cost and the Transit Will Be Delayed.
No. The Suez Canal Authority Prohibits Crew Movements Once a Vessel Has Joined a Convoy. Changes Must Be Completed at Anchor Before Entering the Waterway, at Port Said for Southbound Vessels or Suez for Northbound, or After the Vessel Has Cleared the Far End.
Dues Are Payable in Advance of the Transit, in the Currency and by the Instrument the Authority Specifies in Its Circulars. Payment Is Normally Routed Through the Agent, Which Is Why the Funding Position Needs Settling Well Before the Vessel Is at the Waiting Area. A Vessel Whose Dues Are Not Cleared Does Not Get a Convoy Slot.
Yes. Transit-Only Agency Is One of the Most Common Instructions We Take: Convoy Booking, Tonnage Certificate Checks, Pilotage and Mooring Arrangements, Dues Settlement, and Delivery of Stores, Spares or Crew at the Waiting Anchorage Before the Vessel Enters the Canal.
Send the Vessel Name, IMO, Direction and ETA at the Waiting Area. We Will Confirm What the Authority Needs and Issue a Proforma the Same Working Day.