{"id":1022,"date":"2023-08-24T06:41:09","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T06:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/?p=1022"},"modified":"2024-10-18T12:25:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T12:25:54","slug":"panama-canal-experiences-shipping-traffic-jam-no-crisis-yet-lading-logistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/panama-canal-experiences-shipping-traffic-jam-no-crisis-yet-lading-logistics\/","title":{"rendered":"Panama Canal Experiences Shipping &#8216;Traffic Jam&#8217;: No Crisis (Yet)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The wide coverage of the drought in Panama and the crowding of ships at the canal makes for sad reading. The people in charge at the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) have called this year&#8217;s water problem a &#8220;unprecedented challenge.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The canal will get more attention from the media the more they talk about it. Shipping journalists&#8217; inboxes have started to get flooded with emails from PR firms with their clients&#8217; expert opinions on things like &#8220;the historic drought is going to mess up global supply chains,&#8221; &#8220;Panama Canal gridlock is affecting the global supply chain,&#8221; and &#8220;looming potential shortages as the Panama Canal restrictions affect holiday stocks.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The truth is that the limits on the Panama Canal have not hurt American shoppers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Executives and experts in the marine business have not said that there is a problem. Even if the drought in Panama lasts for a long time, the supply line will be able to find other solutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/panama-canal-experiences-shipping-traffic-jam-no-crisis-yet-lading-logistics\/#Impact_of_ACPs_Maximum_Ship_Draft_Reduction_on_Shipping_Traffic_and_Waiting_Times\" >Impact of ACP\u2019s Maximum Ship Draft Reduction on Shipping Traffic and Waiting Times<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/panama-canal-experiences-shipping-traffic-jam-no-crisis-yet-lading-logistics\/#Canal_Authority_says_Queue_Only_30_Above_Normal\" >Canal Authority says Queue Only 30% Above Normal<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/panama-canal-experiences-shipping-traffic-jam-no-crisis-yet-lading-logistics\/#ACPs_Response_to_Increased_Shipping_Traffic_and_Waiting_Times\" >ACP\u2019s Response to Increased Shipping Traffic and Waiting Times<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/panama-canal-experiences-shipping-traffic-jam-no-crisis-yet-lading-logistics\/#Kpler_Data_Shows_Decrease_in_Wait_Times_for_Ships_at_Panama_Canal\" >Kpler Data Shows Decrease in Wait Times for Ships at Panama Canal<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/panama-canal-experiences-shipping-traffic-jam-no-crisis-yet-lading-logistics\/#Contact_Lading_Logistics_For_Comprehensive_Logistics_Solutions\" >Contact Lading Logistics For Comprehensive Logistics Solutions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Impact_of_ACPs_Maximum_Ship_Draft_Reduction_on_Shipping_Traffic_and_Waiting_Times\"><\/span><strong>Impact of ACP\u2019s Maximum Ship Draft Reduction on Shipping Traffic and Waiting Times<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now that the ACP&#8217;s maximum ship draft is just 44 feet, fewer ships may pass through each day. The goal is to reduce the daily average of transits through the Panama Canal locks from 36 to 32, with the number of passages through the older Panamax locks reduced from 26 to 22, and the number of passages through the bigger, more modern Neopanamax locks maintained at 10.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The longer dry season hasn&#8217;t yet shown up in ACP data on the average number of transits per month, which is affected by demand and the size of the canals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Compared to July 2022 and July 2021, 9.9 Neopanamax ships went through the canal on average last month. The number of ships that went through the port in July (33.4) was about the same as it was in the same month the two years before (within one ship per day).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1024 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download-9-1024x344.png\" alt=\"average number \" width=\"1024\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download-9-1024x344.png 1024w, https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download-9-300x101.png 300w, https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download-9-768x258.png 768w, https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download-9-1250x420.png 1250w, https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download-9.png 1495w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Chart: based on data from ACP)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Statistics from the ACP show that the usual waiting time goes up a lot in July and August, but this doesn&#8217;t apply to container ships.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As of Tuesday, the average wait for a ship to cross from the Pacific to the Atlantic in August rose to 11.5 days, which is more than five times what it was in June.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In August, it took an average of 9.7 days for a ship to cross the Atlantic and reach the Pacific.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All of the growth was caused by longer waits for non-containerized boats like general cargo ships, tankers, dry bulk carriers, and liquid petroleum gas (LPG) carriers. Most cargo ships have been late by less than a day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1025 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download-10-1024x335.png\" alt=\"average number of daily transits\" width=\"1024\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download-10-1024x335.png 1024w, https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download-10-300x98.png 300w, https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download-10-768x251.png 768w, https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download-10-1536x502.png 1536w, https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download-10-1250x409.png 1250w, https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download-10.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Charts: based on data from ACP)<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Canal_Authority_says_Queue_Only_30_Above_Normal\"><\/span><b>Canal Authority says Queue Only 30% Above Normal<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The media has paid close attention to the lines of commercial ships waiting to cross at both ends of the canal. This reminds them of how they covered the container ship pileup off the coast of Southern California in 2021 and 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As of Wednesday, MarineTraffic&#8217;s ship-position data still showed lines of ships that were very pleasing to look at.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1026 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pasted-image-0-1024x403.png\" alt=\"Ship positions for all vessel types as of Wednesday\" width=\"1024\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pasted-image-0-1024x403.png 1024w, https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pasted-image-0-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pasted-image-0-768x302.png 768w, https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pasted-image-0-1536x604.png 1536w, https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pasted-image-0-1250x491.png 1250w, https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pasted-image-0.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ship positions for all vessel types as of Wednesday. Left: Atlantic entrance. Right: Pacific entrance. (Maps: MarineTraffic)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some of these ships may be waiting to call at Panamanian transshipment hubs instead of waiting for canal transits. However, when the ship-position data is adjusted to show only cargo ships, the line is quite small.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1027 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download-12-1024x400.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download-12-1024x400.png 1024w, https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download-12-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download-12-768x300.png 768w, https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download-12-1536x600.png 1536w, https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download-12-1250x488.png 1250w, https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download-12.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On Friday, the Wall Street Journal said that more than 200 boats were waiting on each side of the passage based on details about where the ships were.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ACPs_Response_to_Increased_Shipping_Traffic_and_Waiting_Times\"><\/span><strong>ACP\u2019s Response to Increased Shipping Traffic and Waiting Times<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The ACP says that the numbers are much smaller.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As of Wednesday, there were 119 boats ready to go through the canal, and 45 of them had made bookings. The rest of the 74 ships did not. Statistics from the ACP show that under normal conditions, there would be about 90 ships waiting. The current line is only 30% longer than usual.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Over the years, water shortages and other problems have caused canals to take longer to finish. Kpler, a source of data on commodities, keeps track of how long dry bulk ships, tanks (both oil and product) and LPG carriers are waiting in line to go through the canal.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Kpler_Data_Shows_Decrease_in_Wait_Times_for_Ships_at_Panama_Canal\"><\/span><strong>Kpler Data Shows Decrease in Wait Times for Ships at Panama Canal<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The most recent data from Kpler shows that the wait times for ships are normal and much lower than they were in spring 2022, when they were at their highest. The wait times for LPG carriers are also lower now than they were at the end of 2022, when they were at their highest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is one of the few times that a large queue is empty. This month, there has been a lot of catching up to do with dry bulk orders. Kpler data shows that it hit 91 ships at the beginning of August. But the time you have to wait has been cut in half. As of Sunday, the number of bulkers in the fleet had dropped to 55, which is about the same as the all-time high.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1028 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download-14-1024x378.png\" alt=\"FreightWaves based on data from Kpler\" width=\"1024\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download-14-1024x378.png 1024w, https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download-14-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download-14-768x284.png 768w, https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download-14-1250x461.png 1250w, https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download-14.png 1452w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Chart: based on data from Kpler)<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Contact_Lading_Logistics_For_Comprehensive_Logistics_Solutions\"><\/span><strong>Contact Lading Logistics For Comprehensive Logistics Solutions<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Overall, the canal, which relies on water supply, is facing a historic water shortage.<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/\">Lading Logistics<\/a><\/strong> is dedicated to staying up-to-date with the latest developments in the trucking industry. They offer a wide range of services, including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Freight forwarding<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ocean, train, road, air, and container shipping<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Storage solutions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Last-mile pickup and delivery<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Retail sales and distribution<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Trade automation services<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Warehousing<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By leveraging their expertise and resources, Lading Logistics aims to provide efficient and reliable logistics solutions for their clients.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The ultimate guide to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/what-are-the-best-dry-van-dispatch-services-in-the-usa\/\">book dry van<\/a><\/strong> dispatch services!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The wide coverage of the drought in Panama and the crowding of ships at the canal makes for sad reading. 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