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The capacity through the Panama Canal is increasing, thanks to recent heavy rains. Typically, the canal can handle up to 40 ships per day, but last year’s drought forced the authority to reduce that number to 20. As of August 5, daily transits will increase to 35 and then increase again in September to 36. With eyes on a potential East Coast work stoppage later this year, the role of the Panama Canal may be pivotal for U.S. supply chains. #thefreightarchitects #jaguarfreight #logistics

The capacity through the Panama Canal is increasing, thanks to recent heavy rains. Typically, the canal can handle up to 40 ships per day, but last year’s drought forced the authority to reduce that number to 20. As of August 5, daily transits will increase to 35 and then increase again in September to 36. With eyes on a potential East Coast work stoppage later this year, the role of the Panama Canal may be pivotal for U.S. supply chains. #thefreightarchitects #jaguarfreight #logistics

The capacity through the Panama Canal is increasing, thanks to recent heavy rains. Typically, the canal can handle up to 40 ships per day, but last year’s drought forced the authority to reduce that number to 20. As of August 5, daily transits will increase to 35 and then increase again in September to 36. With eyes on a potential East Coast work stoppage later this year, the role of the Panama Canal may be pivotal for U.S. supply chains. #thefreightarchitects #jaguarfreight #logistics

The capacity through the Panama Canal is increasing, thanks to recent heavy rains. Typically, the canal can handle up to 40 ships per day, but last year’s drought forced the authority to reduce that number to 20. As of August 5, daily transits will increase to 35 and then increase again in September to 36. With eyes on a potential East Coast work stoppage later this year, the role of the Panama Canal may be pivotal for U.S. supply chains. #thefreightarchitects #jaguarfreight #logistics

🌊⚓️ Navigating the currents of change! The Panama Canal adjusts its operations ahead of schedule, increasing maximum draft to 13.7 meters to accommodate rising water levels. With rainfall marking the onset of the rainy season, the canal is primed to handle increased vessel traffic. Dive into the latest developments shaping global maritime trade. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eDavQ4he #Contra #ContraConsolidations #LCL #Groupage #PanamaCanal #ShippingUpdates #RainySeasonPrep 🚢🌧️

The Panama Canal (Spanish: Canal de Panamá) is an artificial 82-kilometre (51-mile) waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean, cutting across the Isthmus of Panama, and is a conduit for maritime trade. Canal locks at each end lift ships up to Gatun Lake, an artificial freshwater lake 26 meters (85 ft) above sea level, created by damming up the Chagres River and Lake Alajuela to reduce the amount of excavation work required for the canal, and then lower the ships at the other end. An average of 200,000,000 L (52,000,000 US gal) of fresh water are used in a single passing of a ship

Consistently strong rains will allow the Panama Canal to accommodate 36 #transits a day from September with the interoceanic #waterway getting ever closer to maximum operating conditions.

Panama Canal update - daily transit slots for passage through the Canal are increasing as a result of better rainfall at Yr-End 2023. However, transit passages will still remain down by 25%. #cre #ccim #sior #naiop #uli #trepp #commercialrealestate #industrialproperty #panamacanal https://lnkd.in/gPNRQ8Bn

Thanks to a new court ruling, Panama’s 🇵🇦 government plans to future-proof the operation of the New Panama Canal against the prospect of prolonged droughts, which have slowed down commerce and caused backlogs because of competition for the limited water supply to run the locks. The Panama Canal locks depend upon freshwater from Gatun Lake in order to operate, and the larger new locks use about 50 million gallons per ship transit. In periods with little rainfall, the lake's level declines, and Panama is forced to choose between using the water for marine commerce or using it to supply the needs of local stakeholders. The Panama Canal Authority was forced to curtail the number of daily canal transits because of this challenge in late 2023, creating congestion on the key connector between the Atlantic and Pacific basins.

🛳️📑 UPRIVER DRAFT JULY-AUGUST-SEPTEMBER From ISA Buenos Aires. Still scarce rains in the area of concern (when it comes to the Parana River and its feeders). INMET (Brazilian Weather Authority) forecasting negative rain anomalies in south Brazil during the period June-August which predicts a gloomy scenario until October 2024 when it comes to the navigation draft in the Parana River.   The volatility of the river level in Rosario has been high throughout the last four months. After reaching a new high of 3.39 meters in May 19th it started a downward trend and has moved within 1.10 to 1.50 meters during the last three weeks (average 1.33 meters). INA (Argentine Water Authority) expects average river levels in Rosario area to be 1.14 meters during July (-0.20 below the previous report) and 1.18 meters in August (-0.20 meters below last) and 1.25 meters during September.   These are our latest sailing draft predictions for San Lorenzo /Rosario ports complex: ☑ July 01-15, between 9.45 and 9.85 meters. ☑ July 16-31, between 9.50 and 9.90 meters. ☑ August 01-15, between 9.50 and 9.90 meters. ☑ August 16-31, between 9.50 and 9.90 meters. ☑ September 01-15, between 9.40 and 9.80 meters.   Will keep you posted 📢 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 💻 Visit us https://lnkd.in/d-gJKcer 📲 Call us:+𝟰𝟭 𝟳𝟵 𝟳𝟮𝟴 𝟮𝟲 𝟵𝟳 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝘀: 🌐 ARGENTINA | URUGUAY | PARAGUAY | BRAZIL | BOLIVIA | SWITZERLAND | #UPRIVER #DRAFTFORECAST #SHIPPING #VESSEL #DRYCARGO #DRYBULK