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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 Canal Authority has taken…
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Panama Canal administrator will not rule out further transit cuts
The Panama Canal Authority has warned there’s a chance the number of daily transits could be slashed further if drought…
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Panama Canal latest: how each shipping segment is being impacted
Vessels in queue for transit across the Panama Canal stand at 128 ships today, some 42% above the 90 average,…
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Panama Canal solutions sought
Solutions for the current and potential future water-saving restrictions imposed by the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) forms the lead story…
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Contributions
The Panama Canal: Setting the record straight
From his office overlooking the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, Michael Kaasner Kristiansen, president of shipping consultancy CK Americas,…
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Americas
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’s key maritime…
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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 the waterway amid…
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Panama Canal congestion plateaus
Vessel tracking data shows the worst of the congestion at the Panama Canal has passed for the moment. Nevertheless, it…
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Shippers look for alternatives as Panama Canal delays lengthen
Shippers are now actively rearranging Asian shipments, moving back from the US east coast to the west coast, as the…
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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, with…
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Drought conditions see Panama Canal restrict daily transits
The Panama Canal Authority has decided to restrict the number of daily transits to 32 vessels a day as Central…
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IMO elects Panama’s Arsenio Dominguez as its new secretary-general
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has elected Arsenio Antonio Dominguez Velasco of the Republic of Panama as its next secretary-general.…
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Americas
Relief as torrential rain hits Panama
The rains have come to Central America, providing some good news for supply chain planners around the world. Due to…
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Americas
‘Extreme’ measures under consideration at drought-hit Panama Canal
New draft restrictions from the drought-stricken Panama Canal will mean that from next month the waterway will have slashed its…
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Americas
‘Unprecedented drought’ forces changes along the Panama Canal
“We could not have predicted exactly when the water shortage would occur to the degree that we are experiencing now.”…
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Ports and Logistics
PSA Marine buys into Panamanian towage firm
Singapore’s PSA Marine has completed the acquisition of a 45% stake in Panama-based Meyer’s Tugs (MTSA) from Inversiones Maritimas CPT,…
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Panama Canal tolls to go up
The cabinet council of the republic of Panama has approved the amended tolls structure recommended by the Panama Canal board…
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Containers
MSC calls out Panama Ports Company for disrupting its operations
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has criticised Panama Ports Company (PPC) for obstructing its operations and for looking to impose two…
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Ports and Logistics
MSC, Notarc to complete construction of terminal at Panama Colon Container Port
In 2016, a consortium of Chinese companies led by Landbridge Group purchased the Panama Colon Container Port (PCCP) and committed…
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Panama Canal proposes to modify tolls system
The board of directors of the Panama Canal Authority (PCA) has approved a proposal to modify the canal’s toll structure…
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