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/
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Now nearing the end of the dry season, the Panama Canal is adapting to the climate conditions. Based on the present and projected water level of Gatun Lake, and … |
https://maritime-professionals.com/clearing-the-waters-myths-about-the-panama-canal/
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/
(GIF: GIPHY)Return to normalcy – a phrase that has been uttered repeatedly for the better part of six months. Everyone wants to know when supply chains will return to normal. 2024 was expected to be that year. A new report by the Association for Supply Chain Management and KPMG has found that despite tremendous improvements in the global supply chain community, 2024 might not be the year we return to that elusive pre-pandemic normalcy.
According to the KPMG Supply Chain Stability Index, the...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/check-call-the-hope-of-2024-dashed
Further evidence that the worst of the El Nino-led drought is over in Central America came yesterday with an advisory from the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announcing an increase in booking slots and maximum allowable draft. The ACP will gradually allow up to 32 ships through per day, compared with...
https://splash247.com/panama-canal-authority-increases-daily-slots-and-maximum-draft/
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
As the dry season draws to a close, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) is adjusting its operations to align with the climate conditions. Taking into account the current and projected…
https://gcaptain.com/panama-canal-plans-to-normalize-by-2025-weather-permitting/
Weather forecasts have plenty of rain heading Panama’s way with many in international shipping predicting that the worst has now passed for a chokepoint that has been badly affected by drought for the past 11 months. Splash has been reporting on the Panama Canal Authority’s (ACP) decision to slash...
https://splash247.com/panama-canal-restrictions-set-to-ease-as-rains-roll-in/
Maersk has decided to reinstate the Panama Canal transit on its OC1 service, effective from 10 May, as the rainy season approaches and the Panama Canal Authority recently introduced additional transit slots per day.
The service will return to its pre-existing rotation that was in place prior to the current “two-loop” setup established with the Panama Rail connection, which will be phased out by the end of May.
OC1 current rotation (current two-loop set up):
https://container-news.com/maersks-oc1-service-returns-to-panama-canal/
By Rick Shema, CCM There has been much discussion regarding disruptions in maritime shipping through the Panama Canal primarily due to the drought conditions there. Some of these dialogues have related…
https://gcaptain.com/el-nino-la-nina-and-the-panama-canal-drought/