26 May 2016 / Panama Canal, Panama

Suspension of Third Draft Restriction

With the arrival of the rainy season, and based on the present and projected level of Gatun Lake for the following weeks, the third draft restriction that was scheduled to be effective June 6, 2016, and announced in Advisory to Shipping A-25-2016, is hereby being suspended.

Therefore, the maximum authorized transit draft will remain at 11.74m (38.5 feet) TFW until further notice.

The ACP continues to monitor the Gatun Lake in order to further adjust the draft restrictions and will announce changes in a timely manner.

(For information about operations in the Panama Canal, contact GAC-Wilford & McKay at [email protected])

Source: Panama Canal Authority (ACP) Advisory to Shipping No.A-28-2016

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