Panama Canal Alerts

The Panama Canal Plans to Charge a Greenhouse Gas Fee

By |2021-12-06T17:05:20+00:00December 3rd, 2021|News, Advisories from the ACP, International, Panama Canal Alerts|

The Panama Canal Authority is set to become one of the first governmental entities in the world to charge shipowners a fee for their vessels' greenhouse gas emissions. Speaking at the AAPA Latino conference in Cartagena, Colombia, on November 30, Panama Canal Administrator Ricaurte Vásquez Morales announced that the authority is going to implement

Climate Change: Panama Canal, Carbon Neutral by 2030

By |2021-07-20T21:00:18+00:00July 7th, 2021|International, News, Panama Canal Alerts|

Climate Change could affect the Panama Canal basin. Source: www.pancanal.com Climate change is one of the biggest challenges facing humanity. Therefore, its effects on health and economy could become worst than those of the pandemic due to covid-19. As a result, the shipping industry could become one of the most affected by this phenomenon.

Dimensions Increase of Container Ships in the Panama Canal

By |2021-07-19T17:03:02+00:00July 1st, 2021|International, News, Panama Canal Alerts|

Container ship Triton crossing the Panama Canal. Source: micanaldepanama.com A few days ago, the expansion of the Panama Canal turned five years old and this brought us some good news: the increase in the length and draft allowed for container ships passing through the neopanamax locks. The new established measures are 370.33 meters (1,215

Panama Canal Modifies Transit Reservation and OMS Fees to Reflect Growing Demand

By |2021-02-18T20:46:37+00:00February 18th, 2021|News, Booking Slots, International, Marketing, Panama Canal Alerts|

Fee modifications to be implemented on April 15, 2021, will allow the waterway to simplify its reservation structure and better manage capacity. Panama City, Panama, February 17, 2021 – The Panama Canal announced today that it will modify its transit reservation fees and other maritime services (OMS) in order to better respond to evolving market

Panama’s Atlantic Terminals Join the Panama Canal in Efforts to Facilitate COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

By |2021-02-08T22:37:24+00:00February 8th, 2021|Panama Canal Alerts, International, Marketing, News|

Panama's Atlantic Terminals Join the Panama Canal in Efforts to Facilitate COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Panama City, Panama, February 8, 2021 – Manzanillo International Terminal (MIT) and Colon Container Terminal (CCT), both port terminals located on the Atlantic side of Panama, have joined the collaboration efforts to help optimize supply routes for the distribution of the

Panama Canal Helps Save the Planet More Than 13 Million Tons of CO2 in 2020

By |2021-01-27T21:34:45+00:00January 27th, 2021|International, Marketing, News, Panama Canal Alerts|

Panama Canal Helps Save the Planet More Than 13 Million Tons of CO2 in 2020 The waterway launches CO2 Emissions Dashboard with savings by vessels that use the Panama Canal. Panama City, Panama, January 27, 2021 – By offering a shorter route for ships, the Panama Canal contributed to a reduction of more than 13

Panama Canal anchorage full of ships and, and Covid Making It Worse

By |2020-11-01T01:00:06+00:00October 31st, 2020|International, Marketing, News, Panama Canal Alerts|

We are facing a long waiting time that is affecting shipments of liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas from the U.S. Gulf Coast to Asia. Present waiting time for a non-booked vessel is very high and we understand that the same has contributed to a rally in the cost of chartering vessel operation. “Due

Panama Canal launches tender for a new water management system

By |2020-10-29T21:14:50+00:00October 29th, 2020|News, Panama Canal Alerts|

The Panama Canal issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the pre-qualification of potential offerors for the engineering, design, and construction of a new water management system that will guarantee an adequate water supply for both Canal operations and local consumption for the next 50 years. Panama Canal Authority recently announced its new water

Advisory to Shipping No. A-38-2020

By |2021-01-11T16:24:21+00:00October 23rd, 2020|News, Panama Canal Alerts|

Advisory to Shipping No. A-38-2020 Suspension of the Temporary Procedures for Small Craft Transits due to COVID-19 Pandemic The Panamanian Government, through the Ministry of Health, has initiated the gradual reopening of certain restrictions that were implemented for several months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as quarantines and curfews. As a result, the

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