The cost of using the Suez Canal has risen yet again for tankers.

The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) announced that from 1 April it will increase the additional surcharge applying to crude oil and product carriers by 10 percentage points.

According to SCA circulars dated 14 February, the new surcharge is set at 25% of the normal transit dues applying to laden crude and product carriers that sail through the waterway in either direction.