Suez canal authority aims to raise transit fees by 6% in 2022 - chairman
The world needs to do more to protect the Suez Canal. Photo: Bloomberg
Egypt plans to raise fees by 6% on ships transiting the Suez Canal in 2022, the canal authority's chairman Osama Rabie said on Thursday.
Tankers transporting liquefied natural gas and tourist cruise ships will be excluded from the fee hike, Rabie added.
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