The Panama Canal is marking the eighth anniversary of its historic expansion program by increasing its draft and daily transits amid an ongoing water crisis. Effective today, the maximum authorized…
https://gcaptain.com/panama-canal-boosts-capacity-on-eighth-anniversary-of-expansion-project/
The Panama Canal Authority has issued an Advisory to Shipping Lines stating that, effective May 30, 2024, it will increase the maximum authorised draught of the Panama Canal to 45 feet (14 metres). This adjustment, originally scheduled to take effect on June 15, 2024, is being implemented earlier...
The Panama Canal Authority announced Thursday an increase in the maximum authorized draft of the Panama Canal’s Neopanamax locks to 45 feet, bringing it closer to the normal limit of…
https://gcaptain.com/panama-canal-increases-maximum-draft-ahead-of-schedule/
Current weather forecasts for the Panama Canal area indicate steady rainfall from late April that will last for “a few months”, allowing the Panama Canal Authority to normalise conditions by […]
https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/panama-canal-foresees-normalisation-of-conditions-by-2025/
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has announced an increase in booking slots for its Panamax locks starting mid-May, in response to current and predicted water levels in Gatun Lake. Following…
https://gcaptain.com/panama-canal-increases-booking-slots-amid-expected-rainfall/
The end of Panama’s dry season is in sight, and the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) plans to welcome more vessels in the coming weeks.
Over six months since the Panama Canal’s reservoir system suffered from the driest October in at least 73 years, the ACP finally sees a path to normalizing operations. On March 25, the ACP allotted three additional transit slots to Panamax vessels, bringing the total number of reservations to 27 per day.
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/panama-canals-future-is-dark-and-stormy-much-to-shippers-relief
The official Panama Canal transit numbers for November are out — and they’re ugly. November could be the tip of the iceberg. Reservation slots are being slashed further this month and in January.
The total number of transits declined 22% in November versus October, according to just-released data from the Panama Canal Authority (ACP). And for the first time since the drought began, the numbers are not just falling at the older, smaller Panamax locks. They’re also declining sharply at the larger...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/panama-canal-transits-plunge-as-larger-ships-are-turned-away
Pittsburgh-headquartered Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) and its Latin American channel partner, Marinsa International, have recently signed a contract to supply the primary power for 10 new hybrid tractor tugboats being built for the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) by Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Armón.
Under the contract, Wabtec will deliver two 8L250MDA marine engines for each tugboat. The order is Wabtec’s fourth for marine diesel engines to power the ACP fleet.
“Wabtec is delighted to power...
https://www.marinelog.com/technology/new-panama-canal-hybrid-tractor-tugs-will-have-wabtec-engines/
US-based maritime company Crowley has announced plans to launch liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering along the Pacific side of the Panama Canal. The bunkering services will be offered under the…
https://gcaptain.com/crowley-to-launch-lng-bunkering-at-panama-canal/
