Tag: Panama Canal

• Wednesday, August 23rd 2023 - 07:30 UTC

  Panama Canal limits transit of vessels because of a severe drought

  

  On both sides of the Panama Canal, fleets of ships find themselves immobilized, delayed by weeks as waterway authorities have slowed traffic to conserve water amid a severe drought. A report from the Brazilian news agency O-Globo gives a detailed picture of what is happening.

• Wednesday, June 7th 2023 - 09:55 UTC

  Panama Canal water level suffering from climate change

  

  Since the Panama Canal connected the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific in the early 20th century, it changes forever the history of global shipping. Before the canal was completed, ships had to go around the southern tip of South America, close to the Falklands coal fueling deposits, and a much longer and more dangerous route.

• Wednesday, May 3rd 2023 - 10:58 UTC

  Shortage of rain water threatens Panama Canal crossings forcing ships to reduce their draft and cargoes

  

  Insufficient rainfall has once again forced the Panama Canal to reduce the draft of ships crossing through the inter-oceanic route – another episode of the water supply crisis that threatens the future of the maritime course that handles 6% of global maritime trade

• Saturday, May 21st 2022 - 07:45 UTC

  Queues of vessels waiting to cross the Panama Canal as post pandemic global trade picks up

  

  Global transportation bottlenecks that have surged since the pandemic have shaken industries, consumers, deliveries, and prices. Clear evidence of this can be seen in the current Panama Canal queues of vessels.

• Monday, January 24th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  USS Kitty Hawk en route to the scrap yard in Texas, via the southern tip of South America

  

  USS Kitty Hawk CV63, the last conventionally powered United States Navy aircraft carrier left over the weekend from a naval base at Bremerton, Washington State and pulled by two tugs is on its way to a scrapyard in Texas in the Gulf of Mexico.

• Monday, March 30th 2020 - 09:05 UTC

  Zaandam and Rotterdam on their way to Florida, where strict debarkation measures await

  

  Holland America Zaandam cruise ship, carrying four bodies and scores of patients with coronavirus-like symptoms, has been given permission to cross the Panama Canal, allowing them to continue their journey toward Florida, the cruise line’s president said Sunday.

• Tuesday, December 4th 2018 - 21:36 UTC

  Sino-Panamanian relations off to a strong start, says Xi Jinping

  

  Chinese President Xi Jinping Monday explained relations between his country and Panama have ”gotten off to a strong start in just a year-and-a-half” after the establishment of diplomatic ties in June 2017.

• Saturday, November 26th 2016 - 12:05 UTC

  Shame on the USS Navy state of the art missile destroyer breaks down in Panama canal and has to be towed

  

  The most expensive destroyer ever built for the United States Navy has suffered an engineering problem in the Panama Canal and had to be towed to port. U.S. The 3rd Fleet spokesman Commander Ryan Perry says a vice admiral has directed the USS Zumwalt to remain at ex-Naval Station Rodman in Panama to address the issues. The ship was built at Bath Iron Works in Maine.

• Tuesday, September 13th 2016 - 10:17 UTC

  More than 230 cruise ships will pass through the Panama Canal this 2016/17 season

  

  Cruise ship Coral Princess is slated to transit the Panama Canal on a voyage from Los Angeles, Calif., to the U.S. East Coast on October 4, 2016, officially kicking off the canal’s 2016-2017 cruise season, which according to the Panama Canal Authority will see more than 230 cruise ships pass through the Panama Canal.

• Monday, June 27th 2016 - 06:53 UTC

  Panama opens long-delayed US$ 4.5bn canal expansion: massive litigations looming

  

  Panama opened the long-delayed US$5.4 billion expansion of its shipping canal amid cheering crowds on Sunday, despite looming economic uncertainty in the shipping industry and a heated battle over billions in cost overruns.