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Panama Canal faces an escalating backlog, pushing shippers to diversify and costs to rise. The world watches as resolutions unfold.
Traffic snarls at the Panama Canal are intensifying, affecting trade and shipping worldwide. The recent figures depict a worrisome trend:
Shippers are reeling under the pressure, forced to distribute products across multiple vessels, invariably escalating costs. Energy shipments face significant reroutes to avoid the canal, incurring additional delays.
In a move to mitigate these bottlenecks, the Panama Canal Authority has made provisions for more non-booked ships to transit. Still, the daily cap remains restricted to a maximum of 32 vessels, four less than usual. Recent rainfall hasn’t brought much relief, with weight limitations still in place due to a draft restriction of 44 feet, affecting several ship types, including tankers and bulk carriers.
Goods Impacted: The goods feeling the impact range from Halloween costumes and wares to fuels and chemicals.
Over 200 vessels 🚢 are stranded on both sides of the Panama Canal as an unprecedented drought and low water levels have prevented crossings. The canal handles about 40% of US container traffic.
— David L. Ortega (@dlortega) August 20, 2023
#SupplyChains #ClimateCrisis pic.twitter.com/uC0MQBBRM2
Shipping groups urge governments to intervene as Houthi attacks claim more lives and send freight rates soaring. Second vessel sinks in Red Sea.
East Coast port strike looms while LA imports fall slightly. But bigger storm brewing as ocean freight rates could hit $20,000 per container.
Container rates hit new highs, causing shipper worry. With tender rejections in LA hitting 2-year highs, FreightWaves' Craig Fuller is "bullish" on 2H recovery.
Plus, the Port of Los Angeles posted its 11th straight month of year-over-year gains in exports, processing 770,337 total TEUs, up 12% from last year.
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