Increase in the Number of Neopanamax and Panamax Booking Slots, Draft Adjustment and Transit Reservation System Based on the present and projected level of Gatun Lake, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announces an additional booking slot in the Neopanamax locks during Booking Period 1.A for booking dates from July 11, 2024, and will
The Panama Canal Authority is set to become one of the first governmental entities in the world to charge shipowners a fee for their vessels' greenhouse gas emissions. Speaking at the AAPA Latino conference in Cartagena, Colombia, on November 30, Panama Canal Administrator Ricaurte Vásquez Morales announced that the authority is going to implement
Climate Change could affect the Panama Canal basin. Source: www.pancanal.com Climate change is one of the biggest challenges facing humanity. Therefore, its effects on health and economy could become worst than those of the pandemic due to covid-19. As a result, the shipping industry could become one of the most affected by this phenomenon.
Container ship Triton crossing the Panama Canal. Source: micanaldepanama.com A few days ago, the expansion of the Panama Canal turned five years old and this brought us some good news: the increase in the length and draft allowed for container ships passing through the neopanamax locks. The new established measures are 370.33 meters (1,215
Fee modifications to be implemented on April 15, 2021, will allow the waterway to simplify its reservation structure and better manage capacity. Panama City, Panama, February 17, 2021 – The Panama Canal announced today that it will modify its transit reservation fees and other maritime services (OMS) in order to better respond to evolving market
Panama's Atlantic Terminals Join the Panama Canal in Efforts to Facilitate COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Panama City, Panama, February 8, 2021 – Manzanillo International Terminal (MIT) and Colon Container Terminal (CCT), both port terminals located on the Atlantic side of Panama, have joined the collaboration efforts to help optimize supply routes for the distribution of the
Panama Canal Helps Save the Planet More Than 13 Million Tons of CO2 in 2020 The waterway launches CO2 Emissions Dashboard with savings by vessels that use the Panama Canal. Panama City, Panama, January 27, 2021 – By offering a shorter route for ships, the Panama Canal contributed to a reduction of more than 13
Advisory to Shipping No. A-02-2021 January 9, 2021 TO : All Shipping Agents, Owners, and Operators SUBJECT: Unscheduled Lane Outage at Gatun Locks Beginning at 08:00 hours on Wednesday, January 13, 2021, until 0001 hours on Friday, January 15, 2021 (40 hours), the East Lane of Gatun Locks will be out of service for
We are facing a long waiting time that is affecting shipments of liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas from the U.S. Gulf Coast to Asia. Present waiting time for a non-booked vessel is very high and we understand that the same has contributed to a rally in the cost of chartering vessel operation. “Due
The Panama Canal issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the pre-qualification of potential offerors for the engineering, design, and construction of a new water management system that will guarantee an adequate water supply for both Canal operations and local consumption for the next 50 years. Panama Canal Authority recently announced its new water
