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 ...

The State Department surprised Panama with the announcement that U.S. government ships would pass through the Panama Canal for free. In a Wednesday X post, the State Department announced that U.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.

U.S. warships will travel through the Panama Canal "first and free," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday as he visited the nation to push back on Chinese influence.

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.