Update to the Panama Canal customer code procedure
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) published today the new version of the Customer Code procedure which includes the following changes.
Additional Information Regarding the Panama Canal Complementary Tariffs
RE: Additional Information Regarding the Complementary Tariffs Effective January 1, 2023 PANAMA FLASH! Panama City – December 16th, 2022 In reference to the Complementary Tariff changes announced in Advisory to Shipping A-34-2022, the following additional information is provided: The purpose of this charge is to minimize the possibility of delays and/or disruptions to the operation […]
Outbreak of fire at Miraflores locks west lane upper chamber
Outbreak of fire at Miraflores locks west lane upper chamber PANAMA FLASH! Panama City – December 16th, 2022 The vessel traffic at the Panama Canal’s Miraflores Locks (old locks) west lane was temporarily suspended on Dec 15th/0900hrs due to an outbreak of fire at one of the machinery tunnels of the upper chamber. Traffic in […]
Panama Canal announces modifications to Maritime Complementary Services Tariffs
RE: Modifications to Maritime Complementary Services Tariffs PANAMA FLASH! Panama City – October 14th, 2022 The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announces modifications to Maritime Complementary Services Tariffs approved by the Administrator, including the Transit Reservation System. These modifications seek to reflect the actual value of the services provided to our customers, as well as improve […]
New Positioning System Requirement for Transiting Neopanamax Vessels
Panama Flash! | Panama City – October 5th, 2022 – New Positioning System Requirement for Transiting Neopanamax Vessels Effective October 1, 2023, all vessels with a beam of 109 feet or more transiting the Panama Canal will be required to have a fixed (non-portable) piloting unit with Real Time Kinematics (RTK) for submeter accuracy. This […]
Additional Auction Slot for Neopanamax Vessels
PANAMA FLASH! – Panama City – September 16th, 2022 | Additional Auction Slot for Neopanamax Vessels (Wednesday SB Auction) The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced an auction slot to be offered to Neopanamax vessels every Wednesday, in the same manner as the Tuesday auctions announced in Advisory to Shipping A-41- 2021 and effective since November […]
Panama Canal notifies Overflow on the west lane of Gatun Locks
PANAMA FLASH! – Panama City – September 13th, 2022 Panama Canal notifies Overflow on the west lane of Gatun Locks Today at approx. 0820hrs the Panama Canal Authority reported a overflow on the Gatun Locks west lane. At approx. 1023hrs the Panama Canal informed that the traffic was reestablished on the west lane. During this […]
Scheduled Lane Outage at Gatun Locks and the Transit Reservation System
PANAMA FLASH! – Scheduled Lane Outage at Gatun Locks Panama City – Aug. 24th, 2022 The Panama Canal Authority informed via Advisory to shipping ADV-28-2022 a lane outage for maintenance beginning at 0001 hours on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, until 2359 hours on Wednesday, September 7th, 2022 (9 days), at the West lane of Gatun […]
Update on Immigration Custody For Restricted Nationalities – August 12th, 2022
PANAMA FLASH! – Update on Immigration Custody For Restricted Nationalities (For on and off signers) and custody tariffs. Further to our Panama flash dated August 9th, the Panama National immigration Service notified that the immigration custody will also apply for will for off signers disembarking vessels in Panama as of August 12th, 2022 List of […]
Panama Immigration Custody for Restricted Nationalities – August 9th, 2022
PANAMA FLASH! – Immigration Custody For Restricted Nationality Seafarers As of April 2013, The Panama National Immigration Service demanded the assignment of an immigration officer as custody for seafarer embarking a vessel of restricted nationalities (Chinese and Indian) upon entering the national territory until their embarkation. On July 1st, 2022; Through the resolution 13718 The […]
