EGYPT

Modest Increase in Suez Canal Tolls on Tankers On 30 September 

Eng. Muhammad 'Adil 'Izzat, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, announced an average 3.4% increase in Canal transit tolls from 1 January 1986. He explained that the actual increases for individual vessels will range from a maximum of 4.4% to a minimum of 2.7%, with tankers paying on average about 2.7% more, bulk carriers about 3.9% more, and general cargo and container ships about 3.8% more. The increases,...