Soaring fees at Panama Canal have LNG Shippers taking long route
NEW YORK : Liquefied Natural Gas shippers increasingly are opting to travel up to two weeks longer and almost 6,000 nautical miles further to bypass the Panama Canal as transporters
Panama Canal imposes Shipping Restrictions to cope with Worsening Drought
PANAMA : A severe drought affecting the Panama Canal is forcing container vessels to lighten their loads and pay higher fees, with further increases in the cost of
Panama Canal maintenance work aims to extend its life by a century
PANAMA : From their vantage point in cranes overlooking the Panama Canal, operators scrutinize the century-old walls of one of its locks as the high-pitched siren of a
Panama Canal breaks freight record despite pandemic crisis
The new record comes despite the global trade crisis caused by supply chain failures and port congestion created by the pandemic, which have caused shortages in some markets
Panama Canal to allow larger vessels to transit
The Panama Canal has increased the maximum allowable length for commercial and non-commercial vessels transiting the neopanamax locks to 370.33 m, up from 367.28 m. The increase means