- With tanker rates looking dire for the winter and beyond, the Suez Canal Authority has taken the decision to slash tolls for laden VLCCs heading from Europe to Asia in half.
- This slash in rates is in a bid to avoid operators taking the slower, but cheaper Cape of Good Hope route around the southern tip of Africa.
A recent news article published in Splash 247, written by Sam Chambers reveals that Suez Canal slashes tolls in half for laden VLCCs heading from Europe to Asia.
Suez Canal’s offer for VLCCs from Europe
Laden VLCCs from Europe heading to Asia can avail themselves of a 48% discount when transiting the Egyptian canal, an offer that is set to run from the start of next month through to the end of May next year.
Suez Canal flexible
Management at the Suez Canal has become far more tactical and flexible in recent years in how it reacts to individual shipping segments going through their own cycles.
For instance, when container lines started taking the Cape route earlier this year to soak up tonnage during the first lockdown of the Covid-19 pandemic, the canal authority swiftly responded with a toll cut.
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Source: Splash247
