Expanded Panama Canal achieves 1.000 operation days

The expanded Panama Canal met on March 22, 1.000 days of operation, exceeding expectations and redefining global trade routes. From the first days of its operations in 2016, the waterway saw an increase in cargo tonnage, as a result of the transfer of new segments and new line services that have been redirected by the route through Panama, capitalizing on the reduction of time and costs that it offers the inter-oceanic route.

As Jorge L. Quijano, the Panama Canal Administrator commented during...

https://safety4sea.com/expanded-panama-canal-achieves-1-000-operation-days/

Panama Canal inks dry cargo deal with Brazil’s Port of Itaquí

The Panama Canal signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Brazilian Port of Itaquí, to promote the shipment of grains and other cargoes in the commercial route of northern Brazil to countries located in the Pacific, through the Canal.

Namely, the Brazilian port of Itaquí, is placed in the city of São Luís, Maranhão. The specific port is the closest Brazilian terminal to the Panama Canal and has the features needed, such as infrastructure and connectivity, for transferring cargo to...

https://safety4sea.com/panama-canal-inks-dry-cargo-deal-with-brazils-port-of-itaqui/

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