Tag: Neopanamax vessels

The container ship MSC MARIE transited through the Panama Canal, marking a milestone by becoming the largest capacity Neopanamax to cross the interoceanic route.

Based on the present and projected level of Gatun Lake for the upcoming weeks, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced that effective immediately, the maximum authorized draft allowed for vessels transiting the Neopanamax Locks will be 15.24 m (50.0 feet) TFW.

Based on the present and projected level of Gatun Lake, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announces an additional booking slot in the Neopanamax Locks during Booking Period 2 for booking dates beginning August 5, 2024.

According to news, the Panama Canal will permit more ships to pass through daily, attributed to indications of improving water levels amid the ongoing drought conditions.

Through Advisory to Shipping No. A-54-2023, the Panama Canal announced that it will increase the number of daily transits to 24 starting in January, for the benefit of its customers.

The Panama Canal Authority issued a marine advisory to inform about the increase of the maximum authorised draft for neopanamax vessels transiting the canal to 14.33 m (47 ft) Tropical Fresh Water (TFW). In fact, based on present and projected levels of Gatun Lake for the upcoming weeks, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced that the Maximum Authorized Draft for vessels transiting the Neopanamax locks will be 14.33 m (47.0 feet) Tropical Fresh Water (TFW), effective from July 8, 2020. Vessels arriving with drafts over 14.33 m (47.0 feet) TFW may be allowed to transit, depending on the actual level of Gatun Lake at the time of transit. Otherwise, they will be required to trim or off-load cargo in order to be allowed to transit. ...as Panama Canal noted. In light of the above, ACP will keep monitoring the level of Gatun Lake in order to announce future draft adjustments in a timely manner.

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) issued a second update within this month, reducing the Maximum Authorized Draft for vessels transiting the Neopanamax locks to 13.56 m (44.5 feet) Tropical Fresh Water (TFW), starting from 17 April 2020. 

Georgia Port Authority informed that Port of Savannah received three Neo-Panamax ship-to-shore cranes, increasing its total to 36. In fact, through this expansion, the port has the largest crane fleet as a single container terminal located in North America.

Following Panama Canal's implementation of "Freshwater Charge" for ships transmitting the canal from 15 February 2020, the authorities announced that from 30 March 2020, the Maximum Authorized Draft for vessels transiting the Neopanamax locks will be 13.87 m (45.5 feet), Tropical Fresh Water (TFW), due to low water levels.

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