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The Suez Canal SCA Filing Primer — 2025 Edition
Suez Canal Authority (SCA) · 8 chapters · Instant PDF
What's inside
- 1 SCA notification system overview — how advance notices, convoy assignments, and transit windows are allocated by the Authority
- 2 UMS deadline calendar — 24-hour advance notice, 12-hour confirmation, and what happens when vessels miss their convoy window
- 3 SCNT tonnage rules — Suez Canal Net Tonnage vs. ITC GT/NT and how discrepancies trigger re-admeasurement and toll penalties
- 4 Transit application form structure — SCA Form 1, ISPS declaration, crew list requirements, and cargo manifest sections
- 5 Top rejection reasons from SCA — certificate expiry, cargo mismatch, ISPS level errors, missing DG manifest for Class 1–9 cargo
- 6 Convoy scheduling and priority — northbound vs. southbound convoys, Great Bitter Lake layover rules, overtaking restrictions
- 7 2025 toll structure — SCNT-based tariff bands, laden vs. ballast rates, LNG carrier exemptions, special cargo surcharges
- 8 Pre-transit compliance checklist — 20-point checklist before your convoy booking is confirmed
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