A bulk carrier transiting the Panama Canal took out the railroad bridge in Gamboa on Tuesday, causing major damage. The Panama Canal Authority said it is investigating the accident and that ship transits are not impacted by the incident. The railway bridge crosses the Chagres River in Gamboa, Panama. It is part of the Panama Canal Railway which parallels the Panama Canal … [Read more...]
Panama Canal Emerges from Dry Season Promising Steady Draft Reliability
The Panama Canal says water conservation measures have been successful in securing steady draft reliability for the next several months as the waterway continues to seek long-term measures to ensure water levels are maintained. After several years of below average rainfall, last year the Panama Canal experienced its fifth driest year in 70 years with rainfall just 20 percent … [Read more...]
Panama Canal Changes Reservation Fee Requirements to Help Customers During COVID-19 Pandemic
Photo courtesy Panama Canal Authority (ACP) The Panama Canal Authority has announced a temporary changes to its reservation system to help customers affected during the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting May 4, the waterway will implement temporary changes that will no longer require of booking guarantees and the advance payment of reservation fees upon confirmation of a … [Read more...]
Panama Canal Sends Thousands of Workers Home
File Photo: Panama Canal Authority By Matthew Bristow and Michael McDonald (Bloomberg) -- The gatekeepers of global trade routes are trying to keep goods moving through a wounded world economy while trying to minimize health threats to their own workers. A prime example is the Panama Canal Authority, which has sent thousands of employees home and rolled out contingency … [Read more...]
Coronavirus-Hit Cruise Ship Allowed to Transit Panama Canal
The cruise ship MS Zaandam, where passengers have died on board, navigates through the pacific side of the Panama Canal, in Panama City, Panama, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, March 29, 2020. REUTERS/Erick Marciscan By Elida Moreno and Dave Graham PANAMA CITY, March 28 (Reuters) - A cruise ship stuck off Panama's Pacific coast after four … [Read more...]