Members are asked to take note of a new tariff which has recently been added to the list of tariffs imposed by the PCA

Panama Canal Authority: An update on the increased maximum authorized draft from 8th July, 2020 for vessels passing through Neopanamax locks.

The Club would like to draws Members' attention to the recent Advisory issued by the  Panama Canal Authority (ACP) providing modifications and clarifications regarding the establishment of guarantees for transit reservation and transit itinerary creation fees. (3/20/20) 

The UK Club's correspondents, C. Fernie & Co, advise that the Panama Canal Authority has introduced fresh water conservation strategies, effective 15.02.20

Members are referred to ECM Maritime Services LLC's Client Alert 21-2019 for details of ACP's updated fuel requirements for vessels anchoring, transiting through and docking at terminals in Panama Canal waters.  These requirements will apply from 1 January 2020, in compliance with IMO 2020.

The following table lists countries which have imposed bans on vessels fitted with open-loop SOx scrubbers calling at their ports, and on the discharge of washwater from these scrubber systems within their port waters.

Panama Canal Authority (ACP) issued Advisory A‐15‐2017, clarifying issues relating to requirements under ACP's fuel regulations for vessels transiting Panama Canal.

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