Panama Canal
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Operations
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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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
‘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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Further draft restrictions for drought-hit Panama Canal
Draft restrictions are being put in place this week along the Panama Canal as drought once again plagues one of…
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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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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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Environment
Panama Canal announces greenhouse gas emissions fee
Speaking this week at the AAPA Latino conference in Colombia, Panama Canal Administrator Ricaurte Vásquez Morales announced the authority’s plan…
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Panama Canal maintenance set to cause delays
A maintenance period at the Panama Canal’s Miraflores locks tentatively scheduled for August 29 to September 10 will likely cause…
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Panama Canal to allow larger vessels to transit
The Panama Canal has increased the maximum allowable length for commercial and non-commercial vessels transiting the neopanamax locks to 370.33…
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Environment
Panama Canal eyes carbon neutrality by 2030
The Panama Canal has started the process of decarbonising its operations with the goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2030.…
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Operations
Panama Canal Authority postpones planned price hike
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has postponed by six weeks price increases on canal transit fees which were due to…
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Bunkering
Monjasa boosts bunkering possibilities in Panama
Time out for bunkering around the Panama Canal has been cut with the arrival of a large bunkering vessel. Fuel…
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Americas
Panama wins $265m arbitration over canal expansion delays
The Panama Canal Authority revealed on Friday it had won an arbitration ruling in Miami for $265m to be returned…
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Americas
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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Americas
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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Americas
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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Americas
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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