Egypt, Port Said: Significant Reduction in Clearance Fees for Southbound Transits of the Suez Canal
After a dramatic increase in clearance fees at Port Said for yachts wanting to transit the Suez Canal southbound in May 2018, authorities have now brought fees down to a more acceptable level from August 1st. Although not as reasonable as they were prior to May 2018, this does see a reduction in excess of 50%.
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Port Said lies at the northern end of the Suez Canal and is the clearance port for southbound transits of the Suez Canal.
In May 2018 the Port Said Authorities increased the price for port clearance from 40$ to 652$ for any foreign-flagged yacht up to 18 meters transiting southbound.
At that time the Port Said Authorities had zero tolerance for yachts that couldn’t pay the new fees.
However, as of 1 August 2019, a welcome move by the Egyptian Authorities means that clearance fees have now been reduced for foreign-flagged yachts transiting south.
Captain Heebi of clearance agents Prince of the Red Sea, advised Noonsite that yachts of up to 20 meters will now be charged $200 for clearance and yachts over 20 meters will be charged $250.
This represents a reduction in excess of 50%.
This cost is only for Port Clearance and does not include Suez Canal Fees nor Agent Fees.
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(March 2021) The Red Sea Port Authority have once again raised sailing permit (Port Clearance) fees from $60 to an incredible $930. Not only that, but they are applying this new charge retroactively from 01 March. This means not only do yachts currently waiting to transit the Suez Canal have to pay, but yachts that have already transited (since 01 March) before the price hike was announced, also have to pay because the Red Sea Port Authority issue their bills 30-40 days post transit.