Suez Canal cuts tolls between US East Coast and Asia

In an attempt to increase traffic, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) is offering price reductions of up to 65% for ships coming from the US East Coast (USEC) heading to South and South-East Asian ports.

Container ships coming from ports located south of the Port of Norfolk, Virginia, heading to Port Klang, Malaysia, or its eastern ports are granted a reduction of 65% of its normal tolls.

Meanwhile those heading to the Port of Colombo and its eastern ports located up to Port Klang will receive a reduction of 55%.