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Tankers slow to comply with new Panama Canal requirements
The full benefits of the new expanded Panama Canal will not be available to all very large oil tankers as…
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Two lanes of Panama Canal locks shutting down this week for repairs
Two lanes of the Panama Canal locks are being shut this week for scheduled repairs which will last through to…
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Suezmax makes historic transit across the Panama Canal
On a day where suezmax tankers were trading on the Baltic Exchange time charter market for less than $1,000 there…
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Draft limit expanded for neopanamax vessels using new Panama Canal locks
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has agreed an increase in the maximum allowable draft for NeoPanamax vessels using the Canal’s…
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Maintenance work to reduce traffic through Panama Canal’s old locks by almost 40% this week
The Panama Canal’s old locks will be at reduced capacity for four days because of maintenance work that began on…
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Panama Canal spat continues
The Panama Canal Authority has disputed widespread reports that three ships have run into difficulties while transiting the expanded waterway…
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‘Improvisation and lack of preparation’ are causing accidents along the new Panama Canal
The Panama Canal Authority has come in for stinging criticism for its failure to properly prepare for the opening of…
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First LNG transit along newly expanded Panama Canal
Yesterday, the Panama Canal marked another milestone with the transit of the first-ever liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier through its…
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8,500 teu ship suffers gash while transiting expanded Panama Canal
China Cosco Shipping now holds two records when it comes to transiting the newly expanded Panama Canal. Not only can…
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Making shipping history
Jude Rodrigues was the captain tasked with making the first transit through the expanded Panama Canal last month. Here he…
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Expanded Panama Canal retakes market share
Less than three weeks after the inauguration of its new locks the expanded Panama Canal has leapfrogged the Suez Canal…
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Consultants say expanded Panama Canal fraught with safety risks that could undermine economic benefits
Risk management consultants PGI Intelligence have compiled a report on the Panama Canal’s new locks that says safety concerns resulting…
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Containers
Expanded Panama Canal may erode container freight rates further
Amid all the hoopla surrounding the opening of the expanded Panama Canal late last month, one dissenting voice has emerged…
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EIA says expanded Panama Canal a boon to US LNG exports
The enhanced Panama Canal is going to be a boon for US liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to Asian markets…
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$829,468: Boxship set to pay record Panama Canal fee today
Later today a boxship will pay the highest ever Panama Canal transit fee in the waterway’s 102-year history. The Hong…
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First LNG carrier booked to transit wider Panama Canal next month
The Panama Canal Authority has booked its first LNG tanker through the expanded Panama Canal, something that could be the…
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Panama inaugurates new canal
Panama held an official inauguration ceremony with a host of dignitaries on hand for the newly expanded Panama Canal yesterday.…
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CMA CGM to make Kingston its hub for anticipated Panama Canal boom
French container giant CMA CGM is making Kingston Container Terminal in Jamaica its strategic hub for transshipment business anticipated from…
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Trial transit of Panama Canal’s new Cocoli locks completed
The new Cocoli locks at the Panama Canal’s Pacific end were subjected to a trial transit on Monday as the…
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Neopanamax makes history with first transit through expanded Panama Canal locks
The Panama Canal’s contracted vessel transited the new Atlantic-facing Agua Clara Locks yesterday. These transits, performed by the neopanamax dry…
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