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Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Panama Canal Marks Expansion Project’s 7th Anniversary Facing Major Challenge
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Panama Canal Marks Expansion Project’s 7th Anniversary Facing Major Challenge

The Panama Canal Authority is marking the seventh anniversary of the opening of its expanded Neopanamax locks, facing what may be its most significant

June 27, 2023
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Monday, March 21, 2022
Ever Forward Grounding Follows East Coast Ports’ Rush to Expand
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Ever Forward Grounding Follows East Coast Ports’ Rush to Expand

By Augusta Saraiva (Bloomberg) — The $5.25 billion expansion of the Panama Canal doubled its capacity in 2016, allowing the world’s largest cargo

March 21, 2022
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Friday, October 29, 2021
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Panama Canal Reports Record Annual Tonnage With LNG Leading Gains

The Panama Canal reported record tonnage in its 2021 fiscal year amid unprecedented supply chain challenges. Containers led in total tonnage, while LNG, LPG,

October 29, 2021
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Monday, January 13, 2020
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Extended Drought Forces Panama Canal to Adopt New Fees and Reduce Reservation Slots

The Panama Canal will reduce the number of available reservation slots and introduce new fees as part of a series of measures to sustain water levels and

January 13, 2020
Total Views: 335

Wednesday, November 14, 2018
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Revitalised Panama Canal Eyes Expansion of Port and Logistics Capacity

By Gavin van Marle in Panama (The Loadstar) – Following a strong year in terms of growth in vessel transits, the Panama Canal Authority is once more

November 14, 2018
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Monday, December 4, 2017
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Panama Canal Increases Daily Number of Neopanamax Vessel Slots as Efficiency Improves

The Panama Canal will increase the number of daily booking slots available for Neopanamax vessels from six to seven as Canal operations become more efficient,

December 4, 2017
Total Views: 104

Tuesday, October 3, 2017
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Panama Canal Authority to Allow Booking Slot Swaps Among Alliance Members

The Panama Canal Authority has announced that it will start allowing the swapping and substitution of booking slots between vessels belonging to the same

October 3, 2017
Total Views: 64

Tuesday, September 5, 2017
First Ultra-Large Containership Visits U.S. East Coast Ports
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First Ultra-Large Containership Visits U.S. East Coast Ports

The 14,414 TEU CMA CGM Theodore Roosevelt has set a new record as the largest capacity containership to ever visit the U.S. east coast after calling at the

September 5, 2017
Total Views: 79

Tuesday, August 22, 2017
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CMA CGM Theodore Roosevelt Breaks Panama Canal Capacity Record on Way to U.S. East Coast – 14,855 TEU!

The 14,855 TEU capacity CMA CGM Theodore Roosevelt has set a new record as the largest capacity ship to ever transit the new Expanded Locks of the Panama

August 22, 2017
Total Views: 217

Monday, July 31, 2017
Panama Canal Wins Arbitration Over $193 Million in Expansion Project Overruns
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Panama Canal Wins Arbitration Over $193 Million in Expansion Project Overruns

PANAMA CITY, July 31 (Reuters) – The head of the Panama Canal Authority said on Monday a Miami-based arbitration board rejected a demand by Spanish-led

July 31, 2017
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Friday, July 7, 2017
Panama Canal Does Some Good While Upending Historic Trade Routes
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Panama Canal Does Some Good While Upending Historic Trade Routes

By Jessica Shankleman (Bloomberg) — Fresh from a $5.25 billion, nine-year expansion that’s upending decades-old trade routes, it turns out

July 7, 2017
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Monday, June 26, 2017
Expanded Panama Canal Marks One Year Since Opening
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Expanded Panama Canal Marks One Year Since Opening

The Panama Canal is marking the one-year anniversary of the inauguration of the new Expanded Canal, describing the milestone as one of the most significant

June 26, 2017
Total Views: 77

Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Southern U.S. Ports Break Records One Year After Panama Canal Expansion
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Southern U.S. Ports Break Records One Year After Panama Canal Expansion

By Rebecca Spalding (Bloomberg) — Southern ports are experiencing a record foreign trade boom thanks in part to an expanded Panama Canal that permits

June 14, 2017
Total Views: 64

Wednesday, June 7, 2017
New LNG Tank Designed for Panama Canal Transits Receives Class Approval in Principle
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New LNG Tank Designed for Panama Canal Transits Receives Class Approval in Principle

Internatinoal classification society DNV GL has awarded Kawasaki Heavy Industries of Japan an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a newly developed non-spherical

June 7, 2017
Total Views: 253

Friday, June 2, 2017
France transits the Expanded Panama Canal
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Panama Canal Proposes Changes to Toll Structure

Tthe Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has published a proposal for modifications to its current toll structure that it says will allow the waterway to continue

June 2, 2017
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Thursday, May 25, 2017
Charleston Harbor Deepening Work to Kickoff With $17.5 Million in USACE Funding
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Charleston Harbor Deepening Work to Kickoff With $17.5 Million in USACE Funding

South Carolina Ports’ project to deepen Charleston Harbor to 52 feet has received the funding needed to begin construction as planned this fall, the port

May 25, 2017
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Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Containership’s Transit Sets New Panama Canal Record
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Containership’s Transit Sets New Panama Canal Record

The OOCL France has set a new record as the largest ship to transit the Expanded Panama Canal since its inauguration nearly one year ago. The new record comes

May 24, 2017
Total Views: 48

Monday, May 15, 2017
Photos: COSCO Development Makes History as Biggest Ship to Visit U.S. East Coast
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Photos: COSCO Development Makes History as Biggest Ship to Visit U.S. East Coast

The 13,000 TEU containership COSCO Development has completed its inaugural visit to the U.S. East Coast underscoring the arrival of the ‘big ship

May 15, 2017
Total Views: 163

Thursday, May 11, 2017
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Largest Ship to Visit U.S. East Coast Arrives in Savannah

The largest ship to ever visit the U.S. east coast arrived at the port of Savannah on Thursday after traveling through the expanded Panama Canal from Asia. The

May 11, 2017
Total Views: 165

Tuesday, May 2, 2017
COSCO Development Sets Record as Largest Ship to Use Panama Canal Expansion
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COSCO Development Sets Record as Largest Ship to Use Panama Canal Expansion

The Panama Canal on Tuesday welcomed the largest vessel to transit through the Expanded Canal since its inauguration in June 2016. The 13,092 TEU Neopanamax

May 2, 2017
Total Views: 239
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