Panama Canal Preemptively Lowers Draft Levels Due to El Niño Forecast
The precautionary cut reflects low Gatun Lake levels and rising El Niño forecasts, with 58 vessels already waiting for transits, officials said.
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The Independent (US)Panama Canal imposes new vessel restrictions amid El Niño concerns
Officials said the adjustment is unlikely to affect daily traffic through the canal
Panama, 6 June 2026 (AFP) – The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced on Friday that it will impose from July a reduction in the draught of vessels transiting through this strategic passage for world trade, for fear of a drought due to the El Niño phenomenon. From 3 July, only ships [...] The article El Niño: the Panama Canal imposes a reduction in the draught of ships appeared first on MARINE & OCEANS.
Panama Canal Announces Draft Adjustment for Neopanamax Vessels
Panama Canal Panama City, June 4, 2026.- The Panama Canal announced through an advisory to shipping companies that, effective July 1, the maximum authorized draft for vessels transiting the Neopanamax locks will be 49.5 feet (15.09 meters). The adjustment is based on current and projected Gatun Lake levels for the coming weeks and forms part of the Panama Canal’s operational water-management strategy. The seasonal draft adjustment, which will no…
The Panama Canal will partially reduce the draught of ships transiting the route from July to July in the face of a possible drought due to the El Niño phenomenon, the channel authority reported this Friday.The measure, which includes the reduction of the draught of ships from 50 to 49.5 feet (15.2 meters to 15.09 meters) will affect from July 3 only ships passing through the exclusive neopanamax, which are those that give access to the Panamani…
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