<p data-path-to-node="5" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">BALBOA / PANAMA CITY — Canal Administration Mandates Tighter Maximum Draft Thresholds and Pre-Allocated Booking Caps Across Neopanamax and Panamax Locks to Safeguard Gatun Lake Through Early 2027</b></p><p data-path-to-node="6" id="p-rc_fd593e6df0e19466-505" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="6,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The Panama Canal Authority (<i data-path-to-node="6,0" data-index-in-node="28" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Autoridad del Canal de Panamá</i> – ACP) has issued updated navigational directives to international ocean carriers, liner alliances, and bulk charterers, tightening maximum vessel draft allocations and finalizing strict daily booking schedules</span><span data-path-to-node="6,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1580951906="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1580951906="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="6,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. The regulatory measures are engineered to manage freshwater conservation across the Gatun and Alajuela lake networks as hydrological indicators confirm below-average precipitation across the central watershed</span><span data-path-to-node="6,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1580951906="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1580951906="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="6,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c647173997="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="7" id="p-rc_fd593e6df0e19466-506" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="7,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The administrative intervention formalizes a phased reduction in maximum permissible draft alongside structured transit rationing</span><span data-path-to-node="7,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1580951906="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1580951906="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="7,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. While seasonal rains provided temporary replenishment earlier in the summer, water inflows into the canal basin remain nearly 40% below long-term statistical averages, compelling the ACP to implement preemptive water-saving measures ahead of dry-season forecasts</span><span data-path-to-node="7,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1580951906="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1580951906="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="7,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c647173997="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="9" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="9" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Granular Operational Adjustments and Draft Constraints</b></p><p data-path-to-node="10" id="p-rc_fd593e6df0e19466-507" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="10,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Under the latest official Advisories to Shipping released from ACP headquarters in Balboa, commercial transit protocols are being adjusted across all lock complexes</span><span data-path-to-node="10,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1580951906="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1580951906="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="10,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">:</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c647173997="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><ul data-path-to-node="11" style="padding-inline-start: 32px; font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="11,0,0" id="p-rc_fd593e6df0e19466-508" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="11,0,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="11,0,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Neopanamax Draft Step-Down:</b> Maximum authorized transit draft for Neopanamax locks is set to transition to <b data-path-to-node="11,0,0,0" data-index-in-node="106" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">48.0 feet (14.63 metres)</b> in tropical freshwater, with a mandatory contingency step-down to <b data-path-to-node="11,0,0,0" data-index-in-node="197" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">47.5 feet (14.48 metres)</b> scheduled if reservoir levels breach lower benchmark thresholds</span><span data-path-to-node="11,0,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1580951906="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1580951906="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="11,0,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c647173997="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="11,1,0" id="p-rc_fd593e6df0e19466-509" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="11,1,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="11,1,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Panamax Lock Capacity Rationing:</b> Standard Panamax lock transits are restricted to <b data-path-to-node="11,1,0,0" data-index-in-node="82" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">23 to 25 daily booking slots</b>, reducing total daily commercial transits to a ceiling of <b data-path-to-node="11,1,0,0" data-index-in-node="169" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">32 to 34 vessels per day</b> (down from historical unrestricted baselines of 38 to 40 daily transits)</span><span data-path-to-node="11,1,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1580951906="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1580951906="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="11,1,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c647173997="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="11,2,0" id="p-rc_fd593e6df0e19466-510" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="11,2,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="11,2,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Auction and Booking Allocations:</b> The ACP has reconfigured short-notice transit auctions, restricting customer accounts to one advance booking slot per day across four commodity pillars: LNG/LPG tankers, dry bulk/general cargo, container/reefer vessels, and liquid chemical carriers</span><span data-path-to-node="11,2,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1580951906="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1580951906="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="11,2,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c647173997="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="11,3,0" id="p-rc_fd593e6df0e19466-511" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="11,3,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="11,3,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Water-Saving Cross-Filling Basins:</b> The canal will run 100% of lockages using auxiliary water-recycling basins, which recover and reuse approximately 60% of the freshwater utilized during each vessel lock cycle</span><span data-path-to-node="11,3,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1580951906="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1580951906="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="11,3,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c647173997="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li></ul><p data-path-to-node="13" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="13" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Supply Chain Fallout Across Transpacific and US East Coast Lanes</b></p><p data-path-to-node="14" id="p-rc_fd593e6df0e19466-512" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="14,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The tightening of draft tolerances and booking quotas directly impacts global container liner networks and bulk energy corridors connecting East Asia to the US Gulf and East Coasts</span><span data-path-to-node="14,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1580951906="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1580951906="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="14,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">:</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c647173997="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><ul data-path-to-node="15" style="padding-inline-start: 32px; font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="15,0,0" id="p-rc_fd593e6df0e19466-513" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="15,0,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="15,0,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Container Weight Shedding & Slot Caps:</b> Mega-containerships operating on Transpacific-US East Coast strings must reduce stowage factors or offload heavy cargo to comply with the 48-foot draft limit, effectively removing 800 to 1,500 TEUs of usable payload capacity per vessel transit</span><span data-path-to-node="15,0,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1580951906="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1580951906="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="15,0,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c647173997="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="15,1,0" id="p-rc_fd593e6df0e19466-514" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="15,1,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="15,1,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Expanded Landbridge Shifting:</b> To avoid weight penalties at the locks, ocean carriers are offloading heavy intermodal boxes at Pacific coast ports (such as Balboa or US West Coast gateways) for rail and drayage transport across continental corridors</span><span data-path-to-node="15,1,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1580951906="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1580951906="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="15,1,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c647173997="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="15,2,0" id="p-rc_fd593e6df0e19466-515" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="15,2,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="15,2,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">LNG/LPG Tanker Routing Divergences:</b> High-tonnage liquefied gas carriers lacking pre-booked auction slots face extended standby waiting times, prompting several vessel operators to evaluate alternative long-haul routes via the Cape of Good Hope or the Suez Canal</span><span data-path-to-node="15,2,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1580951906="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1580951906="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="15,2,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c647173997="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li></ul><p data-path-to-node="17" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="17" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Global Trade Governance and Long-Term Watershed Investments</b></p><p data-path-to-node="18" id="p-rc_fd593e6df0e19466-516" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="18,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Canal Administrator Ricaurte Vásquez Morales reiterated that maintaining rigorous water governance is essential to avoid sudden, destabilizing transit halts later in the operational cycle</span><span data-path-to-node="18,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1580951906="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1580951906="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; 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In the interim, global shipping lines and supply chain procurement desks are factoring 3- to 5-day scheduling buffers and stricter verified gross mass (VGM) controls into their late-2026 freight budgets to navigate the restricted waterway capacity</span><span data-path-to-node="19,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1580951906="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1580951906="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="19,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c647173997="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><div class="attachment-container unknown" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><response-element class="no-md" ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><follow-up _nghost-ng-c3275909295="" class="lm-enabled ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"></follow-up></response-element></div>
Panama Canal Authority Enforces Stricter Waterway Draft Allocations as Reservoir Deficits Linger
The administrative intervention formalizes a phased reduction in maximum permissible draft alongside structured transit rationing. While seasonal rains provided temporary replenishment earlier in the summer, water inflows into the canal basin remain nearly 40% below long-term statistical averages, compelling the ACP to implement preemptive water-saving measures ahead of dry-season forecasts.
