Shipping Lines Request Incentives for Crossing Suez Canal

Osama Rabie, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, met Sunday, with a group of representatives of shipping lines and agencies to discuss the repercussions of the current crises in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab, and the extent of their impact on the maritime transport.

Rabie stressed the importance of the meeting, which serves as an extended and continuous platform for dialogue with all of the canal’s partners, including shipping agencies and lines, in light of the Suez Canal Authority’s keenness to open direct channels of communication with all its customers to consult on the current situation, explore their needs, and discuss the proposed recommendations to enhance cooperation with the Suez Canal.

The Chairman of the Authority explained that the Suez Canal has the interests of its customers in mind and is working to reduce the impact of the current conditions on the global trade movement passing through the canal by providing a package of navigational and maritime services that suit the needs of passing ships in normal and emergency circumstances, which extends to include fuel refueling services and the marine ambulance service as well as Marine rescue services, pollution control, ship repair and maintenance services at the Authority’s arsenals, and others.