The number of vessels that transited the Panama Canal, the world's second-busiest waterway, fell to an average of 33.7 per day in March for a total of 1,045 ships that month, according to a ...

The Panama Canal is facing drought, ship restrictions and higher cargo costs. ... with total U.S. commodity export and import containers representing about 73% of Panama Canal traffic.

The number of vessels that transited the Panama Canal, the world's second-busiest waterway, fell to an average of 33.7 per day in March for a total of 1,045 ships that month, according to a ...

The number of vessels that passed through the Panama Canal rose to an average of 34 per day for a total of 1,021 transits last month… Thursday, June 19, 2025 🔍 ...

The Panama Canal saw a decline in traffic to an average of 33.7 ships per day in March, totaling 1,045 vessels for the month, according to the canal's authority. This drop follows February's ...

If the tolls aren't going to discourage American ships from using the Panama Canal, ... a persistent drought caused a 154-ship traffic jam, and the wait time to enter the canal was three weeks.

Panama President José Raúl Mulino has rejected the U.S. State Department’s claim that his country had reached a deal allowing U.S. warships to transit the Panama Canal for free.

The canal can’t give special treatment to U.S.-flagged ships because of a neutrality treaty, ... Some 70% of the sea traffic that crosses the Panama Canal leaves or goes to U.S. ports.

The Panama Canal is facing drought, ship restrictions and higher cargo costs. Climate change may make water levels a long-term issue for key U.S. trade route. Skip to content.

The U.S. State Department published a statement on Wednesday that the federal government’s ships no longer had to pay a fee for transiting the Panama Canal after reaching a deal with the ...