NEWS
Panama Canal Signs Cooperation Agreement with Port of Lake Charles
Agreement aims to capitalize on the advantages the Canal Expansion will offer, attracting new customers from the LNG industry PANAMA CITY, Panama, January 8, 2015 – The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) signed [...]
Panama Canal Proposes New Toll Structure, Solicits Industry Feedback in Public Hearing
New Toll Structure Reflects Value of the Route and Better Serves Customers Rewards Loyalty and Creates New Market Segments PANAMA CITY, Panama, January 5, 2015 – The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced [...]
Panama Canal Container Ship Transits Down in May
Container Ships Passing through the Panama CanalContainer Ships Passing through the Panama Canal The number of container ships passing through the Panama Canal continued to slide in May, down 9 percent [...]
Panama Mulls Still Bigger Locks
Work on the current Panama Canal expansion project. When the Panama Canal finally does open its new locks to commercial traffic, it will be able to handle most, but not all, [...]
Dry-Bulk Ships Head for Record Low on Indonesian Ore Ban
Freight rates for the biggest vessels to navigate the Panama canal are poised to slump to a record because of Indonesia’s ban on exports of nickel and aluminum ore, according to [...]
LNG round trip fee for Panama Canal floated
Many questions remain on whether the economics of the expanded waterway will prove attractive for LNG shipments Owners and operators wanting to send an LNG carrier through the expanded Panama Canal [...]