Category: Panama Canal

Panama Canal “fees” are really a stack of costs that hit you in different ways: the toll itself, the slot you need to make the schedule work, and the penalties that show up when...

When Red Sea risk or Canal queues move the goalposts, owners need a fast way to test Cape versus Canal. This mini-calculator keeps it simple: distance, speed, fuel, tolls, and premiums. You get days,...

Canal conditions are better than last year, but slots still decide your schedule. In early October the Panama Canal Authority extended service hours and moved the daily cut-off for Reservation Period 3 to 15:00...

The Canal’s booking chessboard just shifted. With LoTSA 2.0 splitting long-term reservations into tighter six-month cycles, a lower average of daily long-term slots, new cut-off times in the short-term windows, and the one-slot-per-date cap...

War risk, reroutes, and drought whiplash rewired 2024; but in 2025, rainfall finally gave the Panama Canal breathing room. Lake levels firmed, daily slots stepped up in stages, and maximum draft crept back toward...

Navigating the world’s major canals isn’t just about paying the toll and waiting your turn, it’s a high-stakes dance of timing, precision, and smart preparation. With congested lanes like the Panama Canal trimming slots,...