SANMAR SHIPPING S.A.

SBT Rebate :

SCA Circular No. 6/1993 Article 2

Tankers prementioned in items 1,2,3 loaded loaded or in ballast condition as well as these mentioned in item 5 loaded with

bulk liquid or in ballast condition shall have following reduction:-

4% reduction of the normal Suez Canal dues for segregated ballast tankers.

2% reduction of the normal Suez Canal dues for double hull tankers.

item 1 Tankers of Crude oil.

item 2 Tankers of Petroleum Products

item 3 Other Bulk Liquid, LPG & LNG Carriers.

item 5 Combined Carriers:

-if carrying crude oil only

-if carrying Petroleum Products only.

-if carrying more than one kind of Cargo.

-if carrying Dry Bulk only.

-if carrying carrying other bulk liquid

-if in Ballast

Explanatory note for SCA Circular No. 6/1993 Article 2

explanatory note from suez canal authority, ismailia

on article two of circular 6-93 (canal tolls 1994)

i ) hull design and percentage of reduction

1) oil tankers without double bottom tanks complying with marpol

73/78, annex 1, regulation 13e shall qualify for:

4 pct reduction

2) oil tankers with double bottom tanks complying with marpol

73/78, annex 1, regulation 13e, shall qualify for:

2 pct reduction

note: tankers with only double bottom tanks are not subject

to any reduction, as double bottoms are exempted from

tolls unless used to carry cargo

3) oil tankers without double bottom tanks complying with marpol

73/78, annex 1, regulation 13f (4) shall qualify for:

4 pct reduction

4) double hull oil tankers without double bottom tanks complying

with marpol 73/78, annex 1, regulation 13f (3)

shall qualify for: 4 pct reduction

5) double hull oil tankers with double bottom tanks complying

with marpol 73/78, annex 1, regulation 13f (3)

shall qualify for: 2 pct reduction

ii) documents required

Applicants should submit the following documents before transiting the canal (pls approach SANMAR, Piraeus for correct

mailing address)

1) a copy of international oil pollution prevention (iopp) certificate of compliance and its supplement for the record of

construction and equipment as amended.

2) a copy of capacity plan

3) a copy of tank plan and piping system

NB: Tankers applying for reduction shall qualify either for 2 pct or for 4 pct discount according to hull design as mentioned

above. The 2 pct and 4 pct reductions will not be aggregated under any circumstances.

Suez Canal measurement

The measurement of tankers constructed according to marpol 73/78 without double bottoms includes 100 pct of their

segregated ballast tanks. The measurement of tankers fitted with double bottom tanks (as part of the double hull) includes

only abt. 50 pct to 65

pct of the total segregated ballast tanks, due to the exemption of the double bottom from the measurement. The effect is

that tolls related to carrying capacity for tankers having a double bottom are less than those for tankers with no double

bottom. This is the reason for applying a 4 pct reduction for sbt vessels without a double bottom, 2 pct for sbt vessels with a

double bottom as part of a double hull, and no reduction for sbt vessels with only

a double bottom.