July 18th – Panama Canal waiting time for non booked vessels (Days)

Neopanamax locks: Significant improvement for Neopanamax Northbound transits from 11 to 5 days, while for Southbound’s, average waiting times went from 9 to 10 days.

Panamax Locks: Increase of 1 day (average) for both Supers and Regulars Northbound’s transits.

Reference of July 16 at the end of this article.

How can we help with your Panama Canal Transit?

• Booking system – secure booking slots via 1st period, 2nd period, and 3rd-period booking competition.
• Booking auction – submitting bids to secure booking auction slots.
• Pre-Arrival – coordinating with the vessel Master for timely submission of all pre-arrival information within 96 hours pre-arrival as required by the Panama Canal Authority.
• Transit Guarantees – payment to the Panama Canal Authority.
• Maiden Transit – coordination with the vessel owner and the Panama Canal Authority to ensure vessels are in compliance for a 1st time passing of the Panama Canal.
• Owners matters – coordination of bunkering, collection of bunker samples, CTM, crew changes, provisions and supplies, spare parts transfer, surveys, repairs, and maintenance.