The Panama Canal published a proposal that modifies the waterway’s toll structure and the admeasurement regulations for passenger ships.

The proposal eliminates the billing unit on a per berth basis and reinstates the tolls based on PC/UMS (Panama Canal Universal Measurement System) capacity, according to the company’s release.

“With this modification, the tolls are based on PC/UMS capacity, which has historically been used in the waterway,” said Panama Canal Administrator Ricaurte Vásquez Morales.

The complete proposal is available at www.pancanal.com/peajes. With the publication of this proposal, the public consultation period is open until October 1, 2021, at 4:15 p.m. local time, during which the industry is invited to review and comment on the proposal for consideration. The public hearing is scheduled for October 5, 2021, for the first time in virtual format, following health and safety protocols.

The modifications will go into effect on February 1, 2022. The last modification to the toll structure for passenger ships was implemented on April 1, 2016.

Remember that The Panama Canal over welcomed its first passenger vessel, the Disney Wonder, through the new and larger locks of the expanded canal.

 The milestone is the latest ‘first’ since the opening of the Expanded Panama Canal in 2016. The Disney Wonder’s transit on Saturday, April 29, marks the first time a passenger’s vessel has used the new locks. During the 2016-2017 cruising season, which ended in May, other lines such as Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Royal Caribbean Cruises, and Norwegian Cruise

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