panama canal

Panama Canal news and operations coverage – current draft limits, water level data, reservation backlogs, toll adjustments, and route diversion cost comparisons.

Monday, May 7, 2018
Panama Canal Adds Eighth Daily Booking Slot for New Neopanamax Locks
News

Panama Canal Adds Eighth Daily Booking Slot for New Neopanamax Locks

The Panama Canal Authority has added an additional daily reservation slot to its Neopanamax locks in order to further increase the capacity of the waterway at

May 7, 2018
Total Views: 144

Thursday, April 19, 2018
lng carriers in Panama Canal
News

Expanded Panama Canal Sees Three LNG Carrier Transits in Single Day

By Ryan Collins and Naureen S. Malik (Bloomberg) — Three liquefied natural gas tankers sailed through the Panama Canal on the same day this week, marking

April 19, 2018
Total Views: 51

Panama Canal tugboat
News

ITF: The Panama Canal “Adrift” Due to Safety Concerns

Here is a statement from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) in response to the ongoing dispute between the Panama Canal Authority

April 19, 2018
Total Views: 87

Thursday, April 12, 2018
CMA CGM Theodore Roosevelt
Shipping News

Panama Canal Tugboat Captains Sanctioned Over Refusal to Transit Vessels in Neopanamax Locks

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has announced that it will apply sanctions against certain tugboat captains who recently refused to transit vessels through

April 12, 2018
Total Views: 123

Thursday, March 15, 2018
Employees working at cargo ship Kypros Land which is loading soybeans to China at Tiplam terminal in Santos, Brazi
News

Brazilian Grain Producers Explore Increased Use of Panama Canal

By Marcelo Teixeira SAO PAULO, March 15 (Reuters) – Brazilian farmers in top soy state Mato Grosso signed a memorandum of understanding with the Panama

March 15, 2018
Total Views: 88

Monday, December 18, 2017
expanded panama canal
News

Panama Canal Increases Maximum Draft Limit for Vessels Using Neopanamax Locks

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has announced it will increase in the maximum allowable draft for vessels using the new Neopanamaz locks after recent rainfall

December 18, 2017
Total Views: 166

Friday, December 8, 2017
lng carrier panama canal
News

U.S. Gas Has a Panama Canal Problem That’s Got No Easy Fix

By Michael McDonald and Naureen S. Malik (Bloomberg) — It seemed at the time like a somewhat random, and amazingly fortuitous, coincidence. Just as the

December 8, 2017
Total Views: 119

Monday, December 4, 2017
2000th transit expanded panama canal
Shipping News

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: 219

Tuesday, October 24, 2017
lng carrier panama canal
News

American Gas Exporters Looking for Even-Shorter Shortcut Through Mexico, Bypassing Panama Canal

By Ryan Collins and Lucia Kassai (Bloomberg) — Since the first shale gas export terminal opened in Louisiana last year, America’s drillers

October 24, 2017
Total Views: 101

Thursday, October 19, 2017
panama canal cruise ship
News

Panama Breaks Ground on New Cruise Terminal

PANAMA CITY, Oct 18 (Reuters) – A group including China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC) has started building a $165 million port in Panama for

October 19, 2017
Total Views: 118

Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Bigger Locks Help Panama Canal to Record Year in 2017
News

Bigger Locks Help Panama Canal to Record Year in 2017

The Panama Canal Authority has reported better-than-forecasted transit figures in 2017 while simultaneously setting set a new overall tonnage record driven by

October 17, 2017
Total Views: 50

Tuesday, October 3, 2017
2000th transit expanded panama canal
News

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: 135

Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Panama Canal Marks 2,000 Transits Through Expanded Locks
News

Panama Canal Marks 2,000 Transits Through Expanded Locks

The Panama Canal has marked the 2,000 transits of the expanded Neopanamax locks as more and more bigger ships are replacing older Panamax vessels on the route.

September 26, 2017
Total Views: 189

Tuesday, August 22, 2017
panama canal capacity record
News

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: 333

Thursday, August 17, 2017
Modern LNG Carriers Earning More Taking the Scenic Route
Interesting

Modern LNG Carriers Earning More Taking the Scenic Route

By Anna Shiryaevskaya (Bloomberg) — When the tanker Provalys left Louisiana for Chile last month with a full load of U.S. liquefied natural gas, it

August 17, 2017
Total Views: 147

Tuesday, August 8, 2017
New Panama Canal Toll Structure Approved
News

New Panama Canal Toll Structure Approved

Panama’s government has approved a plan to modify the toll structure for ships using the Panama Canal.  The plan, which came at the recommendation

August 8, 2017
Total Views: 119

Friday, June 2, 2017
France transits the Expanded Panama Canal
News

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
Total Views: 140

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

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: 256

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

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: 371

Monday, May 1, 2017
first cruise ship expanded panama canal
News

First Cruise Ship Through Expanded Panama Canal

The Panama Canal over the welcomed its first passenger vessel, the Disney Wonder, through the new and larger locks of the expanded canal. The milestone is

May 1, 2017
Total Views: 430