The world's two most important shipping channel issued new regulations
Suez Canal and Panama Canal are the two most important shipping arteries in the world. Recently, the two canals have issued new regulations one after another. What impact will the new regulations have on navigable vessels?
On the 11th, the Panama Canal Authority announced that it would adjust the daily number of ships passing from the current 24 to 27. On the 18th of this month, the number of ships passing first increased to 26, and on the 25th, it increased to 27. It is reported that this is the Panama Canal Authority's analysis of the current and expected levels of Caton Lake.
Due to the prolonged drought caused by El Nino, the Panama Canal, as a transoceanic waterway, began to implement water-saving measures in July last year, reducing the traffic volume of ships and reducing the depth of the waterway. The canal has gradually reduced the traffic volume of ships for several months, once dropping to 18 ships per day.
In addition, on the 12th local time, Suez Canal Authority announced that it had decided to levy an extra fee of 5,000 US dollars on ships that refused or could not accept mooring services from May 1st.
The agency also announced new fees for mooring and lighting services, which will charge a total of $3,500 per passing vessel for fixed mooring and lighting services. If a passing vessel requests lighting services or the lighting does not comply with navigation regulations, the lighting service fee in the preceding paragraph will be increased by $1,000, totaling $4,500.
全球最重要两条海运航道发布新规
苏伊士运河和巴拿马运河是全球最重要的两条航运大动脉，近日，两条运河相继发布新规，新规将对通航船只产生哪些影响？
当地时间11日，巴拿马运河管理局宣布，将调整每日船只通行数量，从目前的24艘增加至27艘，本月18日船只通行量先增加至26艘，25日开始增加至27艘。据悉，这是巴拿马运河管理局针对加通湖目前和预计水平进行分析之后做出的调整。
由于厄尔尼诺现象引发的长期干旱，巴拿马运河作为跨洋航道从去年7月开始实施节水措施，减少船只通行量并降低航道深度。运河已经连续几个月逐渐减少船只通行量，曾一度降至每日18艘。
此外，当地时间12日，苏伊士运河管理局宣布，决定从5月1日起，对拒绝或无法接受系泊服务的船只征收5000美元的额外费用。
该管理局还宣布了新的系泊和灯光服务收费标准，按照新规定每艘通行船只将收取总金额为3500美元的固定系泊和灯光服务费用。若通行船只要求提供照明服务或灯光不符合航行规定，前项中灯光服务费将增加1000美元，总计为4500美元。
