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Panama Canal makes temporary changes to help clients during the pandemic
To help mitigate the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Panama Canal has announced a temporary adjustment to its…
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Panama Canal takes measures to ensure waterway remains open
The Panama Canal Authority has announced that it has adopted new measures to guarantee operations and prevent the further spread…
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Citing climate change, Panama Canal institutes $10,000 fresh water surcharge
Acknowledging the climate crisis, the Panama Canal Authority is adding a $10,000 fresh water surcharge for all transits of vessels…
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Panama Canal tolls modified
The government of the Panama has officially approved the modification of the Panama Canal tolls structure, following a recommendation from…
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Rain eases the pain for the Panama Canal
With plenty of rain finally falling over the past week in Panama, the authorities have postponed a sixth draft restriction…
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Drought forces further draft restrictions on the Panama Canal
The unprecedented drought hitting Panama has forced authorities to make a sixth draft restriction change this year. Effective from May…
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Unprecedented drought forces Panama Canal to impose further draft limits
Faced with an enormous drought brought about by El Nino, the Panama Canal Authority imposed yesterday further draft limits for…
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20-row Evergreen boxship set to make landmark Panama Canal transit
The Panama Canal is set to receive its first 20-row across boxship transit. The 14,424 teu , which Evergreen has…
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Ricaurte Vasquez appointed next Panama Canal administrator
Ricaurte Vasquez has been tapped to become the next Panama Canal administrator. He will take over from Jorge Quijano on…
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Panama Canal will lift restrictions so more LNG vessels can transit
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) said it will open its locks to allow more liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers to…
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Panama Canal Authority increases maximum draft for neopanamax locks
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has announced that it is increasing the maximum allowable draft for vessels transiting the Canal’s…
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Ethics agency looking into treatment of Panama Canal tugboat captains
An agency of the Panamanian government charged with probing ethics violations and corruption is looking into the treatment of tugboat…
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Panama Canal increases neopanamax slots to eight per day
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has added an extra reservation slot to its neopanamax locks, making the total eight per…
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Panama Canal anticipates 50% leap in LNG transits this year
The Panama Canal has welcomed the inaugural transit of the as it carried the first-ever liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipment…
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Panama Canal to cater for larger vessels with increase of maximum beam
Even bigger ships will be able to use the Panama Canal after a decision to increase by two metres the…
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Trio of LNG tankers set new milestone for expanded Panama Canal
For the first time since the Panama Canal’s expansion in 2016 three liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers transited the waterway…
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Panama Canal bosses criticised for punishing tugboat captains
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has thrown its weight behind the union representing tugboat captains who have been disciplined…
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Tugboat captains sanctioned for declining to take some ships through new Panama locks
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP), the government body responsible for operating and managing the inter-oceanic waterway, announced it has imposed…
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Panama seals deal to push more dry cargo through canal
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a body representing farmers to help increase…
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Panama Canal notches 3,000th crossing by neopanamax vessels
The Panama Canal has hit another milestone since the June 2016 inauguration of its expanded third locks with the logging…
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