Fuel Leak Incident at Miraflores Locks
Panama Flash! – Panama City – May 27th, 2024 Fuel Leak Incident at Miraflores Locks: Cleanup and Restoration Efforts Underway May 26th, 2024: In the afternoon, a fuel leak occurred during the transit of a vessel heading south through the Miraflores locks, specifically in the upper chamber of the east lane. The Panama Canal Authority […]
Transit Date Advancement Fee for all Market Segments
Transit Date Advancement Fee for all Market Segments
Increase in the Number of Booking Slots and Maximum allowable draft
Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announces an increase in booking slots in the Panamax locks
Scheduled Lane Outage at Gatun and Miraflores Locks and the Transit Reservation System
Beginning at 0001 hours on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, until 2359 hours on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, (8 days), a dry chamber maintenance will be performed on the West Lane of Gatun Locks. The East Lane will remain available, but lockages will take additional time.
US Coast Guard Gas Carrier COC Examination Program
US Coast Guard Gas Carrier COC Examination Program; Balboa Anchorage, Panama Canal May 6-17, 2024
Transit Slot Assignment to Vessels of War, Auxiliary Vessels, and other Government-Owned Vessels
Panama Canal Authority (ACP) will assign transit slots to vessels of war, auxiliary, and other government-owned vessels, if such vessels are unable to obtain a slot for the intended transit date through the regular booking procedures.
Increase in the Number of Slots in the Panamax Locks
Panama Canal announces Increase in the Number of Slots in the Panamax Locks
Modification to the Transit Reservation (Booking) System
PANAMA FLASH! | Panama City – February 14th, 2024 Modification to the Transit Reservation (Booking) System Given the temporary measures taken by the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) due to the current drought, and its impact on clients due to the reduction in number of daily transits, the Customer Ranking monthly calculation and updates will be […]
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.
