The bid price is $2.85 million! Panama Canal reduces transit volume again!

Recently, the Panama Canal authorities have once again lowered the number of daily ships. In the most serious case, the daily ship traffic may be halved, and all sectors of the shipping industry may be affected.

According to the data, nearly 100 ships are waiting to pass through the Panama Canal, and the average waiting time for Panama-type super-large ships without reservation is 9-11 days. Analysis predicts that the new restrictions may aggravate ship congestion and have an impact on the global shipping industry. 

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) said in a customer briefing that starting Nov. 1, daily ship traffic will be reduced to 31 ships. This will be followed by a step-by-step reduction pattern, which will be reduced to 25 ships per day on Nov. 3,24ships per day on Nov. 7,22ships per day on Dec. 1,20ships per day on Jan. 1, and only 18 ships per day from Feb. 1.Previously, the largest daily passage of the Panama Canal had reached 38-40 ships. 

Some shipowners and charterers were eager to let their ships pass quickly, which pushed the auction price of transit seats to a new record. On October 30th, the bidding ended with a price as high as $2.85 million. The normal booking fee is about $900,000. 

竞标价达285万美元！巴拿马运河再次减少过境量！

       近日，巴拿马运河当局再度下调每日通行船舶数量，最严重的情况下每日船舶通行量恐遭遇减半下调，航运业各个板块可能都将受到影响。

       数据显示，巴拿马运河目前近100船船只等待通行，未预约的巴拿马型超大型船舶平均等待9-11天。分析预计，限行新规或加剧船只拥堵，并给全球航运业产生影响。

       巴拿马运河管理局(ACP)在一份客户简报中表示，从11月1日开始，每日船舶通行量将下调到31船，随后进行阶梯式下调模式，在11月3日下调到每天25舰，11月7日下调到每天24船，12月1日下调到每日22船，1月1日下调到每日20船，并从2月1日开始下调到每日只有18船的通行量。此前，巴拿马运河每日最大的通行曾达到38-40船。

       部分船东和承租人迫切希望让自己的船舶快速通过，这将过境位拍卖价格推至新纪录。10月30日，竞标以高达285万美元的价格结束。而正常预订费约为90万美元。