Egypt’s Suez Canal offers 15% discount for big container ships to win back trade – Middle East Monitor

Egypt’s Suez Canal will offer a 15 per cent discount on transit fees for container ships with net tonnage of at least 130,000 metric tonnes, to encourage trade back now the security situation has eased and help ships offset rising insurance costs, its authorities said today according to Reuters.

The discounts will be applied for 90 days from Thursday on container ships that meet the standards, whether full or empty, Suez Canal Authority said in a statement.