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Tuesday, October 24, 2017
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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: 88

Thursday, October 19, 2017
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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: 73

Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Bigger Locks Help Panama Canal to Record Year in 2017
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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: 36

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: 115

Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Panama Canal Marks 2,000 Transits Through Expanded Locks
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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: 171

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: 297

Thursday, August 17, 2017
Modern LNG Carriers Earning More Taking the Scenic Route
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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: 122

Tuesday, August 8, 2017
New Panama Canal Toll Structure Approved
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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: 96

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
Total Views: 124

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: 226

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: 332

Monday, May 1, 2017
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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: 392

Monday, March 27, 2017
China State Firms Eye Infrastructure Projects Around Panama Canal
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China State Firms Eye Infrastructure Projects Around Panama Canal

By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI, March 27 (Reuters) – Chinese state firms have expressed an interest to develop land around the Panama Canal, the chief executive

March 27, 2017
Total Views: 93

Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Shell Gets Access to Key Oil Hub in Panama -Sources
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Shell Gets Access to Key Oil Hub in Panama -Sources

By Elida Moreno and Marianna Parraga PANAMA CITY/SAN ANTONIO, March 22 (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell agreed to lease capacity at a large oil terminal in

March 22, 2017
Total Views: 101

Thursday, March 9, 2017
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Panama Canal Sets Back-to-Back-to-Back Tonnage Records

The Panama Canal set yet another daily tonnage record in February 2017 with a total of 1,180 vessel transits totaling 1.18 million Panama Canal tons (PC/UMS).

March 9, 2017
Total Views: 80

Monday, February 6, 2017
Panama Canal Sets Monthly Tonnage Record
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Panama Canal Sets Monthly Tonnage Record

The Panama Canal set a new monthly tonnage record in January 2017 with 36.1 million Panama Canal tons (PC/UMS) and 1,260 ships transiting through both the

February 6, 2017
Total Views: 86

Friday, February 3, 2017
Crude Oil Tanker MT Aegean Unity Transiting New Panama Canal Locks
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Traders Rush to Ship U.S. Oil as Export Window to Asia Opens

By Catherine Ngai and Florence Tan NEW YORK/SINGAPORE Feb 3 (Reuters) – Oil majors and trading houses are set to ship an unprecedented volume

February 3, 2017
Total Views: 25

Monday, January 30, 2017
Ship Photos of the Day – First Tug and Barge Through Panama Canal’s Larger Locks
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Ship Photos of the Day – First Tug and Barge Through Panama Canal’s Larger Locks

The new locks of the Panama Canal saw another milestone on this month with the successful transit of TradeWinds Towing tug Hollywood and barge JMC

January 30, 2017
Total Views: 240

Tuesday, January 17, 2017
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Is 2017 The Apex Of Shipping?

By Captain George Livingstone                          Well 2016 was quite a year for

January 17, 2017
Total Views: 72

Wednesday, January 4, 2017
Forget Latin America, Asia is Now Biggest Buyer of U.S. LNG
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Forget Latin America, Asia is Now Biggest Buyer of U.S. LNG

By Ryan Collins (Bloomberg) — Asia’s finally becoming a prime destination for U.S. shale gas cargoes. At least 10 of the 12 tankers bearing liquefied

January 4, 2017
Total Views: 29