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Panama Canal Draft Restriction & Transit Slot Count

Max authorized draft (ft) at Gatun Lake + daily transit slots auctioned/booked by neopanamax locks

Feed detail
Measures
Max authorized draft (ft) at Gatun Lake + daily transit slots auctioned/booked by neopanamax locks
Source
Panama Canal Authority (pancanal.com) advisories to shipping + ACP daily transit statistics
Access
http
Cadence
dailyupdates once a day
Thesis
El Nino-driven drought cuts Gatun Lake level, forcing draft restrictions that ripple through container/LPG shipping capacity and spot freight rates well before freight indices react
Maps to
container freight rates (FBX), LPG/LNG tanker rates, agricultural exports
Crowdedness
contested
Tier
tA
Ban-risk
ban:none
Where this stands

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