The number of containerships transiting the Panama Canal during its fiscal year ending 30 September declined slightly, by 1.1% to 2,575.
But there could be further reductions after ocean carriers announced a number of blanked sailings in the coming weeks on their Asia to US east coast all-water schedules ahead of the slack season.
Dry bulk ships were the biggest users of the waterway, 2,657 vessels, also down 1.1%; chemical tankers, at 2,035, were down just 0.4%; and LPG carriers with 1,087 transits, were down …
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