PANAMA FLASH NEWSLETTER
Panama Canal informs Modifications to the Auction Rules
The Panama Canal Authority informs that effective January 20, 2024, vessels from all categories (Neopanamax, Supers and regulars) that obtain a slot for a particular date through the auction process, and subsequently obtain a slot for an earlier date –also through the auction process–, will not be assessed a fee for the change to the new date, provided that the vessel was rejected for that date in previous periods due to unavailability of slots.
Cancellation – USCG Gas Carrier COC Exam Program, Balboa Panama
Cancelation USCG Gas Carrier COC Exam Program – Balboa Panama Canal from January 28th to February 9th, 2024.
Modifications to the Minimum Acceptable Bids during Auctions
Panama Canal Modifications to the Minimum Acceptable Bids during Auctions
Panama Canal: Tug and Barge Units will be Allowed to Participate in Auctions for Booking Slots
Panama Canal Authority (ACP) finds it necessary to modify certain Transit Reservation System rules to include vessels that currently are not allowed to participate in the booking process, such as tug and barge units.
Panama Canal Approved tolls effective January 1, 2024
Panama Canal Approved tolls effective January 1, 2024
Increase in the Number of Booking Slots in the Panama Canal and Other Modifications to the Transit Reservation System
Increase in the Number of Booking Slots in the Panamax and Neopanamax Locks and Other Modifications to the Transit Reservation System.
Additional Auction Slot in the Neopanamax Locks for Full Container Vessels
Beginning December 3, 2023, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) will be offering a special auction slot in the Neopanamax Locks. This additional slot will be offered on the days determined by the ACP and for a limited time only, depending on the level of Gatun Lake and rainfall projections for the upcoming weeks.
Modifications to the Transit Reservation System Rules Regarding the Special Auction in the Panamax Locks
Panama Canal is introducing a new rule for the special auctions for non-booked supers and regular vessels announced in Advisory to Shipping A-50-2023.
Persistent Nationwide Protests Unfold Across Panama
Despite the ongoing protests, the Panama Canal is operating without any disruption and remains fully functional.
US Coast Guard Gas Carrier COC Examination Program
The Liquefied Gas Carrier National Center of Expertise, with the approval of the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP), is excited to announce the winter 2024 session of our voluntary Certificate of Compliance (COC) examination program for liquefied gas carriers awaiting northbound transit through the Panama Canal.
Additional Auction Slot in the Panamax Locks and Other Modifications to the Transit Reservation System Rules
Panama Canal special auction and other modifications to the transit reservation system rules
Reduction in Transits Due to the Ongoing Deficit in Precipitation in the Canal Watershed
The number of booking slots and distribution of slots per booking period for each vessel category for the above-mentioned conditions is presented in the following tables.
