Suez / Port Said
Felix Maritime Agency
felix@felix-eg.com
Suez
Prince of the Red Sea
princeoftheredsea@gega.net
Hurghada
Fantasia Shipping
fantasia60@hotmail.com
Safaga / Hurghada
Ibramar Shipping Co.
safaga@ibramar.com.eg
Agency Fees: US $ 40-80
SUEZ CANAL TONNAGE CALCULATION & FEES: (supplied by; Stephen Davies)
Formula used
(L x (0.5G+0.5B)squared) x 0.17/0.18
100 (if in feet)/2.83 (if in metres)
L = LOA (strictly length between the inside faces of stem post and stern planking)
G = girth (measured as the distance from the point of maximum beam on the upper deck on one side, beneath the hull at right angles to the center line, to the point of maximum beam on the upper deck on the other) - this usually goes under the keel, so centreboarders should have theirs up!
B = maximum beam
0.17/0.18 = factor depending on whether construction is in 'wood' (0.17) or 'iron'
(0.18) 100/2.83 = factor depending on whether measurements are in feet (100) or metres (2.83)
An approximation of likely tonnage without measuring can be got by calculating G as:
G = 2(square root ((D+F)squared + 0.5B squared))
D = Draft, F = freeboard at point of maximum beam
On top of that there are the usual fees such as: Port Authority Fees, Bank charges, Port clearance, Quarantine, Immigration, Customs, Explosives and drugs check, Insurance, Duty stamps, Agent's fee.
Rough Total Cost Estimation Canal Transit for average cruising sail boat was reported to be around US$ 450 in 2005.
