Panama Canal - Increase of maximum authorized draft for vessels transiting the Neopanamax locks - from 8 July 2020

Members are referred to the Panama Canal Authority (ACP)’s Advisory No. A-25-2020 dated 7 July, 2020 announcing that the Maximum Authorized Draft for vessels transiting the Neopanamax locks is now 14.33 m (47.0 feet) Tropical Fresh Water (TFW).  

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Date15/07/2020

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