Navigation System

​​Traffic system in the Suez Canal including the new Canal shall be as follows:

Number of convoys​: Two convoys

•  ​​​​​Th​e Southbound convoy starts at 0330- direct transit.
•  T​he Northbound convoy starts at 0400- direct transit.
• Limit Time of Arrival

Port Said:

• South of Lat. 31 28 .7 N: This Lat. is limited by Long. 32 00 .27 E & Long. 32 37 .43 E Southbound Convoy: The limit time is hr 2300 for the southbound convoy.

​​ Port Tawfik:

• North of Lat. 29 42 .8 N: This Lat. is limited by Long. 32 23.1 E & Long. 32 41 .5 E Northbound Convoy: The limit time is hr 2300 for ships that are allowed to join the convoy.

• ​​​​​​​​Pilotage sys​​​tem is applied as before.

​16 km / hr. for ordinary vessels

14 km / hr. for Tankers.

• The New Suez Canal has been equipped with navigational aids: (buoys, bollard pulls and pilotage stations).
• Amended Suez Canal Rules of Navigation, August edition 2015 has been issued.
• Electronic Charts have been issued for the new Suez Canal.
• Enhancing the safety of LNG, LPG and tankers with SC tugs.