PANAMA CITY, July 8 (Reuters) – The Panama Canal expects to complete a billion-dollar construction of a new water reservoir within six years that will help ensure the passage of 36 ships a day, the administrator of the global…
https://gcaptain.com/panama-canal-expects-new-water-reservoir-for-ship-crossings-in-6-years/
The Panama Canal Authority has given itself a six-year deadline to complete the construction of a giant $1.6bn new reservoir along the Indio river to help provide water security in the years ahead so that the vital waterway can maintain a minimum of 36 transits a day. At its maximum, the canal can...
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The Panama Canal marked the eighth anniversary of its expansion by announcing an increase in both its draft and daily transits.
These updates come as the Canal continues to address climate variability and secure future water supplies.
Through an Advisory to Shipping, the Canal revealed that the maximum authorized draft has been raised from 46 to 47 feet (14.33 meters) and will further increase to 48 feet (14.63 meters) on 11 July. Additionally, starting 5 August, a new booking slot for the...
https://container-news.com/panama-canal-announces-further-increases-in-draft-and-daily-transits/
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 (ACP) has announced another increase in draft and daily transits. The maximum authorised draft was raised by another 30 cm yesterday to 14.3 m, and will increase to 14.63 m on July 11. Additionally, a new booking slot for the neopanamax locks will be added beginning on...
https://splash247.com/further-draft-and-transit-improvements-at-the-panama-canal/
Danish bunker supplier and shipowner Monjasa has positioned what it says is the largest and technically most advanced tanker to serve the Panama Canal. The 2009-built 19,991 dwt oil and chemical carrier Monjasa Thunder has been reassigned to the company’s Panama operations from West Africa. Monjasa...
https://splash247.com/monjasa-bolsters-panama-canal-tanker-fleet/
The Panama Canal has announced that it will increase the number of daily transits from 32 to 33, starting 11 July.
This number will further rise to 34 as of 22 July, in response to the current and projected water levels of Gatun Lake over the coming weeks, and the onset of the rainy season in the Panama Canal Watershed.
With these gradual increases, by 22 July the Canal will have added two transits to the current schedule: one for the panamax locks (bringing daily transits to 25), and one for the...
https://container-news.com/panama-canal-increases-draft-and-daily-transits/
By Charlotte Goldstone (The Loadstar) – A new reservoir at the Panama Canal to improve reliability could be ready within four to five years of construction, but there are regulatory and…
https://gcaptain.com/panama-canal-considers-new-reservoir-to-help-maintain-water-levels/
(Bloomberg) — The Panama Canal has managed to ward off a shipping crisis that threatened to upend $270 billion a year in global trade. It did so with careful water management —…
https://gcaptain.com/panama-canal-averts-shipping-crisis-with-its-water-plan/
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) will increase the current number of daily transits from 32 to 33, effective July 11. Furthermore, this number will increase to 34 as of July 22, following the current and projected level of Gatun Lake for the coming weeks, and due to the arrival of the rainy season...
https://splash247.com/panama-canal-announces-new-increase-in-draft-and-daily-transits/