Panama Canal launches Green Connection Award

JULY 23, 2016 — The Panama Canal has launched the Green Connection Award, a new initiative to recognize customers who demonstrate excellent environmental stewardship, and to encourage others to implement technologies and

More panamax containerships head for demolition

JULY 1, 2016 — Does the opening of the Panama Canal to larger neopanamax vessels sound the death knell for the panamax containership? Copenhagen headquartered BIMCO, the world’s largest international shipping association,

VIDEO: Inaugural transit opens expanded Panama Canal

JUNE 27, 2016 —  The Neopanamax containership COSCO Shipping Panama has become the first ship to make a commercial transit of the expanded Panama Canal, heralding potential major changes for U.S. East

Panama Canal conducts another successful trial transit

JUNE 22, 2016 — The Panama Canal conducted another successful trial transit in the Expanded Canal on June 20. The transiting vessel, the Panama Canal Authority’s U.S.-built crane Oceanus, was maneuvered through

Neopanamax makes training transits of expanded canal

JUNE 10, 2015 — A 255 m x 43 m neopanamax vessel yesterday transited the Panama Canal’s contracted new Atlantic-facing Agua Clara Locks. The vessel, MN Baroque, has been contracted by the

Panama Canal dismisses ITF claims on maneuvering safety

APRIL 29, 2016 — The Panama Canal Authority (ACP)  is dismissing recent claims by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) that raised safety concerns about maneuvering in the operation of the Expanded

VIDEO: Study questions Panama Canal maneuvering safety

APRIL 28, 2016 — The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) says that a safety study into the Panama Canal expansion raises pressing concerns about the canal’s new locks. The ITF commissioned the

WWL adds new HERO Class vehicle carrier

APRIL 21, 2016—Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has added to its latest generation of Roll-on/Roll-off vehicle carriers with the addition of the M/V Theben, the third in a series of eight High Efficiency

Panama Canal books first Neopanamax transit

APRIL 19, 2016 — The Panama Canal has begun accepting transit reservations for Neopanamax vessels for commercial transits through the Expanded Canal starting on June 27, 2016. Neopanamax ships are the largest

VIDEO: Virtually transiting the expanded Panama Canal

APRIL 13, 2016 – Get ready for what will become a common acronym: Neopanamax. That’s the maximum size ship that will be able to transit the Expanded Panama Canal. How big is

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