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Praying for rain as record lows loom for Panama Canal and Amazon

"Water levels in the Gatun Lake – the man-made reservoir which dictates the navigability of the Pana...

by The Loadstar

Navigating Change: A timeline of recent & future progress at the Panama Canal

"It’s no secret that the accelerating implications of climate change have had economic, social and e...

by AJOT

Panama Canal Expected to Maintain Current Transit Levels Through Dry Season

"The Panama Canal sees no need for further vessel transit restrictions until at least April, when it...

by gCaptain

Convergence of crises in Red Sea and Panama to hit supply chains

"There is a risk of congestion post Chinese New Year as crises in the Red Sea and Panama converge, b...

by Seatrade Maritime News

Panama port container volumes decline for second year running

"The volume of containers handled by Panama ports fell 2.4% to 8.32 million teu in 2023 from 8.52 mi...

by Seatrade Maritime News

Container ships defy Panama transit trends

"Panama Canal's overall transit trends are down by 42% year-on-year in December, but container shipp...

by Container News

Panama Canal headaches not so painful for box ships, but costs will rise

"Containerships are proving less vulnerable to Panama Canal draught restrictions than other shipping...

by The Loadstar

Capacity concerns over Maersk's Panama Canal rail bypass

"Maersk’s move to insert a land link into its service from Oceania to the US east coast, to bypass t...

by The Loadstar

Ships waiting for Panama transit slashed in half

"The queue of ships waiting at both ends of the Panama Canal stands at just half the historical aver...

by Splash247

Cost To Jump Panama Canal Line Just Got A Whole Lot Cheaper

"The cost for shippers to jump ahead of congestion at the Panama Canal has significantly dropped fro...

by gCaptain

Maersk switches liner service from Panama Canal to land bridge

The following release was published by Maersk:

Changes to the OC1 service - Panama Canal

Ref...

by Maersk

Saving the Panama Canal will take years and cost billions, if it’s even possible

"The vestiges of an ancient forest tell the story of just how bad things are at the drought-stricken...

by AJOT

Panama Canal increases daily transits to 24 from 16 January

"The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has pulled back from a threatened reduction in transits to just 18...

by Seatrade Maritime News

Route diversions: ship captains 'don't know whether they're coming or going'

"Panama Canal draught restrictions on one side of the world and Yemen-based Houthi rebels attacking...

by The Loadstar

More liner services avoiding canals to head for the Cape

"Confidence in the Panama Canal to process container vessel transits appears to have completely bomb...

by The Loadstar

Yang Ming diverts Asia-USEC service from congested Panama Canal

"Yang Ming has joined its liner peers in diverting ships from the congested Panama Canal to the Cape...

by The Loadstar

More box ships diverting to Suez Canal routes as Panama restrictions tighten

"Hapag-Lloyd and Cosco have become the latest carriers to impose a Panama Canal surcharge (PCC), as...

by The Loadstar

Panama Canal Adds Extra Slots to Highest Bidders

"The Panama Canal Authority said it will add extra slots allowing ships to pay big premiums to trans...

by gCaptain

MSC slaps bumper surcharge on boxes through restricted Panama Canal

"MSC has slapped a bumper $297 per teu surcharge on shipments transiting the Panama Canal in respons...

by The Loadstar

More surcharges loom for shippers as Panama Canal restrictions tighten

"French carrier CMA CGM is set to become the first major carrier to apply a new surcharge on shipmen...

by The Loadstar

Panama queue growing day by day

"There are now a total 123 ships waiting to transit the Panama Canal, considerably higher than the 9...

by Splash247

Panama Canal restrictions: enough capacity for containerships but not gas carriers

"Even restricting the Panama Canal number of Neo-Panamax transits to just five there should still be...

by Seatrade Maritime News

ONE chief Nixon calls on urgent action from Panama govt over canal water woes

"The latest restrictions on transits of the Panama Canal have prompted Ocean Network Express (ONE) C...

by Seatrade Maritime News

Panama Canal making drastic cuts to booking slots as drought worsens

"The Panama Canal announced a series of sharp reductions in booking slots to just 18 daily by Februa...

by Seatrade Maritime News

The Panama Canal is ‘climate dependent’

"As the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) explores options through technology and new water sources to co...

by Seatrade Maritime News

Climate change vs water demand

"Climate change is no longer the topic of numerous conferences only, it is a reality. While torrenti...

by Seatrade Maritime News

Daily transit limit at the Panama Canal to be cut further

"Aware of the ongoing drought potential across the country in this El Nino-hit year, the Panama Cana...

by Splash247

Panama Canal limits fail to halt rate slide as box lines up capacity

"The Panama Canal transit restrictions have not stopped carriers from adding 20% of incremental capa...

by Container News

Drought-Hit Panama Canal Could Further Reduce Daily Transits

"The Panama Canal could further reduce the maximum number of authorized daily vessel transits if thi...

by gCaptain

Change in Panama Canal auction rules

"The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has announced the suspension of two special auctions for supers si...

by Seatrade Maritime News

Maritime industry continues to prefer route through Panama

The following release was published by Panama Canal Authority:

  • Through August, one month befo...
by Panama Canal Authority

Panama Canal Shipper Pays $2.4 Million to Skip the Line

"Shippers are having to pay record amounts if they want their carriers to beat a logjam of vessels w...

by gCaptain

The Panama Canal: Setting the record straight

"From his office overlooking the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, Michael Kaasner Kristiansen,...

by Splash247

Panama Canal Authority warns restrictions will stay in place for at least 10 months

"Global shipping bodies have been urged to come together to share transit plans at one of the world’...

by Splash247

Panama Canal Authority sets the record straight on congestion figures

"The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has moved to highlight the real congestion numbers at both ends of...

by Splash247

Panama Canal issues will hit harder in 2024 shippers warned

"Low water issues currently hitting Panama Canal traffic will worsen in 2024 cautions Xenata chief a...

by Seatrade Maritime News

Panama Canal Extends Transit Restrictions Caused by Drought

"The Panama Canal Authority on Wednesday notified shippers it is extending through September 2 restr...

by gCaptain

Panama Canal Reduces Booking Slots to Help Ease Congestion

"The Panama Canal Authority said on Thursday it has implemented temporary restrictions on passage sl...

by gCaptain

Panamanian Shipowners’ Association joins ICS

"The Association of Panamanian Shipowners (ARPA) has become an associate member of the International...

by Seatrade Maritime News

CPKC offering Panama Canal rail alternative via Lazaro Cardenas into the US

"As the Panama Canal restricts the number of transits alternatives for shipping from Asia to the US...

by Seatrade Maritime News

Growing Panama Canal congestion a rates ‘wild card’

"Delays at the Panama Canal averaged about 15 to 19 days per vessel in the first week of August, wit...

by Splash247

Panama Canal’s Limits Force New "Largest" Boxship to Offload Before Transit

"The transit of the new containership Ever Max through the Panama Canal’s Neopanamax Locks on Tuesda...

by The Maritime Executive

Severe Drought Forces Panama Canal to Restrict Number of Daily Vessel Transits

"The Panama Canal Authority has announced plans to reduce daily vessel transits to help conserve wat...

by gCaptain

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 Neopan...

by gCaptain

Relief as torrential rain hits Panama

"The rains have come to Central America, providing some good news for supply chain planners around t...

by Splash247

Panama Canal in further draught reductions, warns of cutting transit numbers

*The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has announced a continued series of draught reductions and warns o...

by Seatrade Maritime News

Transpac rates head north as carriers face Panama Canal restrictions

"Transpacific spot rates from Asia are set to spike as a consequence of industrial action at US west...

by The Loadstar

The Fed’s Inflation Fight Faces A New Challenge: A Dry Panama Canal

"Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell keeps careful track of employment levels, wages, consumer price...

by gCaptain