Panama Canal Expands Daily Transits to 34 Slots and Increases Draft Limits
What Happened?
The Panama Canal Authority has raised its daily transit capacity to 34 booking slots and increased maximum allowable draft for Neopanamax locks to 50 feet following improved water levels. The update allocates 24 slots to Panamax locks and 10 to Neopanamax locks. This operational adjustment increases containership intake capacity and eases routing constraints for ocean carriers.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
Published date
November 13, 2026
Effective from
November 9, 2026
Advisory category
operational_update
Affected Trade lanes
Asia -> US East Coast, Asia -> US Gulf Coast
Affected Ports
PAPCN, PABLB
Who is Affected?
Shippers, freight forwarders, and BCOs moving containerized cargo on the Asia-US East Coast and Gulf Coast trade lanes traversing the Panama Canal.
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