Panama Canal to increase daily transits to 32
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.
Read moreAccording 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.
Read moreThrough 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.
Read moreAs the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) informs in a circular, it finds it necessary to implement additional measures to reduce the possibility of additional draft restrictions in the upcoming weeks.
Read moreAccording to CNBC, the Panama Canal Authority (PCA) is advising consumers that its latest conservation efforts to preserve water would entail reducing the number of daily transits, mostly in its Panamax locks, to 32 to 30 transits per day, down from 36 to 34 transits per day.
Read moreThe level of satisfaction regarding container carriers among exporters, importers, and freight forwarders reduced marginally, according to the third annual shipper satisfaction survey of Drewry and the European Shippers’ Council. The 249 shippers and forwarders who participated in the survey rated the service of container shipping lines with a score of 3.1 on average.
Read moreAPM Terminals reports that its new rail connections between a number of deep-sea terminals and the hinterland has made the transmit of products faster and safer, while in the meantime decreases the environmental impact. APM Terminals Pipavav, one amongst India's multipurpose ports, accomplished a rail connection to its Kanpur Inland Container at the end of 2018. This gave to customers the chance to connect more efficiently to the gateway port.
Read moreDespite the ups and downs on wheat exports, Russian shipments kept a steady pace until the end of 2018 because of the absence of export restrictions from the country's authorities. In other words, Russian wheat exports experienced an unprecedented increase to 1.2 million tonnes the last week of December. Yet, the trade is expected to be lowered the holiday season, between Dec 30 to January 8, as stated by Reuters.
Read morePanama Canal expects approximately 234 cruise ships to pass through its locks during the 2018-2019 season, which begins on Friday, 5 October, with the passage of the 'Seven Seas Mariner', traveling from the west coast to the east coast of the United States.
Read moreThe Panama Canal announced changes to the Transit Reservation System for neopanamax vessels, from 1st October 2018. Among the main issues addressed were the need to increase the number of LNG vessels per day, and adjustment of the booking periods based on the needs of the LNG industry.
Read moreThe US Coast Guard has extended the Network’s and the 1-Call’s non-tank vessels’ APCs until 2021. The Network’s tanker APC approval was extended through 31 December 2018. Operators should be aware that the US Coast Guard has not approved the renewal of Alaska Response Corp APC, which expired on June 30, 2018.
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