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Thursday, February 6, 2025
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BIMCO: Panama Canal Transits Remain 10% Below Average Despite Lifted Drought Restrictions

Ship transits through the Panama Canal remain significantly lower than historical averages, with capacity down 10% between September 2024 and January 2025

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Monday, December 2, 2024
An LNG carrier transits through the Panama Canal. Photo credit: Flystock/Shutterstock
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Threatened by Climate Change, Panama Canal Has Big Plans to Deal With Drought

The lush river valleys of El Zaino y La Arenosa in western Panama, home to hundreds of families that eke out a living farming, fishing and raising cattle,

December 2, 2024
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Tuesday, November 26, 2024
The Ever Max ready to transit the Panama Canal. Photo courtesy Panama Canal Authority
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Panama Land Bridge: Can It Solve the Canal’s Drought Woes?

Rising water levels have restored transits through the Panama Canal, but the canal authority is also looking into how a land bridge could move even more cargo

November 26, 2024
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Friday, October 25, 2024
A CMA CGM containerships transits the Panama Canal
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Panama Canal Defies Drought with $3.45 Billion Profit Despite Fewer Ships

By Elida Moreno and Marianna Parraga PANAMA CITY, Oct 25 (Reuters) – The Panama Canal’s profit increased about 9.5% in the fiscal year ended in

October 25, 2024
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Friday, September 13, 2024
A tanker transits through the Panamax locks of the Panama Canal. Photo courtesy Panama Canal Authority
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Panama Canal Unveils Strategies to Combat El Niño-Induced Drought

The Panama Canal Authority has been implementing new economic and operational strategies to address water scarcity challenges posed by the 2023-2024 El Niño.

September 13, 2024
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Monday, August 26, 2024
A CMA CGM containerships transits the Panama Canal
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Panama Canal Plans Reservoir Expansion to Combat Next Drought

By Marianna Parraga Aug 26 (Reuters) – The Panama Canal expects to be ready to combat a possible new drought, which could hit the world’s

August 26, 2024
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Monday, August 5, 2024
A CMA CGM containerships transits the Panama Canal
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Panama Canal Authority Increases Capacity as Water Levels Return

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has increased the number of daily transits and maximum draft of the expanded neopanamax locks, bringing the waterway one step

August 5, 2024
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Tuesday, July 30, 2024
A tanker transits the Panama Canal Locks
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Panama Canal Looks to Boost Transits in September as Rains Come Early

PANAMA CITY, July 30 (Reuters) – The Panama Canal expects to increase the number of daily transit slots for vessels to 36 from the current 34

July 30, 2024
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Tuesday, June 18, 2024
A tanker transits the Panama Canal Locks
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Panama Canal Considers New Reservoir to Help Maintain Water Levels

By Charlotte Goldstone (The Loadstar) – A new reservoir at the Panama Canal to improve reliability could be ready within four to five years of

June 18, 2024
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Friday, June 14, 2024
A tanker transits through the Panamax locks of the Panama Canal. Photo courtesy Panama Canal Authority
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Panama Canal Averts Shipping Crisis With Its Water Plan

(Bloomberg) — The Panama Canal has managed to ward off a shipping crisis that threatened to upend $270 billion a year in global trade. It did so with

June 14, 2024
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Wednesday, June 12, 2024
A tanker transits through the Panamax locks of the Panama Canal. Photo courtesy Panama Canal Authority
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Panama Canal Continues to Ease Drought Restrictions as Rainy Season Kicks Off

The Panama Canal Authority has announced another increase in the number of daily transits through the waterway’s locks as rainfall returns to the region. The

June 12, 2024
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Thursday, May 30, 2024
A tanker transits through the Panamax locks of the Panama Canal. Photo courtesy Panama Canal Authority
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Panama Canal Increases Maximum Draft Ahead of Schedule

The Panama Canal Authority announced Thursday an increase in the maximum authorized draft of the Panama Canal’s Neopanamax locks to 45 feet, bringing it

May 30, 2024
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Thursday, May 16, 2024
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Panama Canal Slowly Returning to Normal Operations

The increase in water levels in the Panama Canal has sparked hopes of a potential return to normal operations for container shipping after over a year of

May 16, 2024
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Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Several freighters, assisted by tugboats, are entering the Panama Canal at Gatun Locks on the Atlantic side.
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Panama Canal Increases Booking Slots Amid Expected Rainfall

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has announced an increase in booking slots for its Panamax locks starting mid-May, in response to current and predicted water

April 16, 2024
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Thursday, April 11, 2024
Drought hit Panama Canal further restricts maximum ship depth
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Panama Canal Plans to Normalize by 2025, Weather Permitting

As the dry season draws to a close, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) is adjusting its operations to align with the climate conditions. Taking into account the

April 11, 2024
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Monday, April 1, 2024
A tanker transits the Panama Canal Locks
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Navigating Uncertainty: El Niño, La Niña, and the Panama Canal Drought

By Rick Shema, CCM There has been much discussion regarding disruptions in maritime shipping through the  Panama Canal primarily due to the drought

April 1, 2024
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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
An LNG carrier transits through the Panama Canal. Photo credit: Flystock/Shutterstock
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Panama Canal Forced to Balance Shipping Demand with Need for Drinking Water

By Anastasia Moloney PANAMA CITY, March 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As a colossal Chinese container ship maneuvered into the narrow Miraflores

March 20, 2024
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Friday, March 15, 2024
A tanker transits the Panama Canal Locks
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The Panama Canal Averts a Crisis for Now— But at a Cost to Drinking Water

By Peter Millard, Michael McDonald and Eric Roston (Bloomberg) — The Panama Canal has avoided the worst of a shipping crunch that threatened to upend

March 15, 2024
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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Several freighters, assisted by tugboats, are entering the Panama Canal at Gatun Locks on the Atlantic side.
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Panama Canal Increasing Daily Transit Slots Amid Improved Water Levels

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has announced an increase in the number of daily transit slots available in the older Panamax Locks. The measures come in

March 12, 2024
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Monday, March 11, 2024
Ukrainian coast guard patrols the "grain corridor" in the Black Sea. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
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U.S. Intelligence Report Says Country Faces ‘Increasingly Fragile World Order’

By Patricia Zengerle and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) – U.S. intelligence agencies said on Monday the country faces an

March 11, 2024
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