Panama Canal queuing-free auction price soared

Queue-free auctions for transit hours at the Panama Canal have soared recently, with a $2.4 million bid from a ship owner. The Panama Canal Authority's auction for spot crossings allowed shipowners without reservations to skip queues, but bids have soared recently because the waterway is limited to 32 crossings per day.

At the Avance Gas second-quarter earnings conference call held last week, CEO ø ystein Kalleklev said that the winning bid price rose rapidly in early August, exceeding US $1 million, and then exceeding US $2 million. Two weeks ago, an owner paid US $2.4 million for the winning bid price.

For gas shipowners like Avance, if the waiting time in the canal suddenly increases, a ship may not reach the port on the east coast of the United States in time, and the shipowner will lose the cargo destined for the ship. 

巴拿马运河免排队拍卖价格飙升

       日前，巴拿马运河过境时段免排队的拍卖价格飙升，一位船主出价240万美元。巴拿马运河管理局(Panama Canal Authority)对现货过境的拍卖，使没有预约的船东可以跳过排队，但由于该水道每天的过境限制为32次，导致出价飙升。

       在上周召开的Avance Gas第二季度财报电话会议上，首席执行官Øystein Kalleklev称，中标价在8月初迅速上涨，超过了100万美元，随后又超过了200万美元，两周前，一位所有者为中标价支付了240万美元。

       对于像Avance这样的天然气船东来说，如果在运河等待的时间突然增加，一艘船可能无法及时到达美国东海岸的港口，船东将失去运往该船的货物。