13 Feb 2017 / Panama Canal, Panama
In January 2017, the Panama Canal set a new monthly tonnage record of 36.1 million Panama Canal tons (PC/UMS), with the transit of 1,260 ships through both the Expanded and original locks. The previous record was established during the prior month, December 2016, when 1,166 ships transited the waterway for a total of 35.4 million PC/UMS…
…Prior to the inauguration of the Expanded Canal on June 26, 2016, the monthly tonnage record was 30.4 million PC/UMS, which was set in October 2014.
Seven months after the beginning of operations, the Expanded Canal has already transited more than 750 Neopanamax vessels – more than 50 percent of which were container ships. In addition, the Expanded Canal has accommodated liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels, as well as bulk carriers, tankers and vehicle carriers.
In April 2017, the Expanded Canal will continue to impact world maritime trade with the passage of the first Neopanamax cruise vessel. Neopanamax passenger vessels are capable of transporting up to 4,000 passengers, nearly twice as many as the Panamax vessels able to transit the original locks.
(For information about operations in the Panama Canal contact GAC-Wilford & McKay at [email protected])
Source: Extract from Panama Canal Authority Monthly Canal Operations Summary – January 2017 dated February 9, 2017
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