Additional Premium Areas (7:139)

In accordance with Rule 19.3, the following amendments to the list of Additional Premium Areas set out in the Association’s Circular 7:137 dated 5 March 2026 will apply with effect from 00:01 hours GMT  12 August 2026:

The following areas are amended (shown underlined):

Persian/Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Indian Ocean, Gulf of Aden and Southern Red Sea

The waters enclosed by the following boundaries:

a)    On the northwest, by the Red Sea, south of Latitude 25.5°N (not including Egyptian territorial waters);

b)    On the northeast, from Pakistan coastline at 25°19’15”N, 65°E;

c)    On the east, by a line to high seas point 10°48’N, 65°E, thence to high seas point 10°48’N, 60°15’E, thence to high seas point 6°45’S, 48°45’E;

d)    and on the southwest, by the Somalia border at 1°40’S, 41°34’E, to high seas point at 6°45’S, 48°45’E;

The amended list of Additional Premium Areas, with effect from 00:01 hours GMT  12 August 2026 can be read on the following page.

Additional Premium Areas

With effect from 00:01 hours GMT 12 August 2026, the Additional Premium Areas will be as follows:

Africa

Benin

Cabo Delgado

Djibouti

Gulf of Guinea

Libya

Nigeria

Somalia

Sudan

Togo

Persian Gulf/Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Indian Ocean, Gulf of Aden and Southern Red Sea

Middle East

Bahrain

Iran

Iraq

Israel

Kuwait

Lebanon

Oman

Saudi Arabia (Gulf coast)

Saudi Arabia (Red Sea coast) excluding transits

Syria

United Arab Emirates

Quatar

Yemen

South America

Guyana, but only calls to offshore installations in the Guyanese EEZ beyond territorial waters

Venezuela, including all offshore installations in the Venezuelan EEZ

Russia

Europe

Sea of Azov and Black Sea waters plus inland waters

DEFINED WATERS

Europe

1)     Sea of Azov and Black Sea waters enclosed by the following boundaries

a)   On the west, around Romanian waters, from the Ukraine-Romania border at 45° 10.858'N, 29° 45.929'E to high seas point 45° 11.235'N, 29° 51.140'E

b)    thence to high seas point 45° 11.474'N, 29° 59.563'E and on to high seas point 45° 5.354'N, 30° 2.408'E

c)    thence to high seas point 44° 46.625'N, 30° 58.722'E and on to high seas point 44° 44.244'N, 31° 10.497'E

d)    thence to high seas point 44° 2.877'N, 31° 24.602'E and on to high seas point 43° 27.091'N, 31° 19.954'E

e)    and then east to the Russia-Georgia border at 43° 23.126'N, 40° 0.599'E

2)     All inland waters of Ukraine, including inland waters within Crimea and other Ukrainian territories under Russian control

3)     Inland waters of Russia within the following areas:

a)    River Don, from Sea of Azov to vertical line at 41° E

b)    River Donets, from River Don to Ukraine border

4)     All inland waters of Belarus south of horizontal line at 52° 30’ N

Cabo Delgado

The territorial sea of Mozambique and Tanzania enclosed by the following boundaries:

a)    To the north, from Mnazi Bay at 10°19.6'S, 40°18.9'E to high seas point at 10° 10.3' S, 40° 34.44' E

b)    To the south, from Baía do Lúrio at 13°30’S, 40°31.6’E to high seas point 13° 29.97' S, 40° 49.7' E.

Persian/Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Indian Ocean, Gulf of Aden and Southern Red Sea

The waters enclosed by the following boundaries:

a)    On the northwest, by the Red Sea, south of Latitude 25.5°N (not including Egyptian territorial waters);

b)    On the northeast, from Pakistan coastline at 25°19’15”N, 65°E;

c)    On the east, by a line to high seas point 10°48’N, 65°E, thence to high seas point 10°48’N, 60°15’E, thence to high seas point 6°45’S, 48°45’E;

d)    and on the southwest, by the Somalia border at 1°40’S, 41°34’E, to high seas point at 6°45’S, 48°45’E

Gulf of Guinea

The waters enclosed by the following boundaries:

a)    On the west, from the coast of Togo 6° 06′ 45″ N, 1°12′E, south to

b)    high seas point 0° 40′ S, 3° 00′ E

c)    and then east to Cape Lopez Peninsula, Gabon 0°40′S, 8° 42′E.

The ports, places, countries, zones and areas listed shall include all harbours, offshore installations and terminals unless otherwise agreed.