April 11th – Panama Canal waiting time for non booked vessels (Days)
Non-booked vessel’s transit is scheduled after the booked vessels, considering the daily canal capacity and resources available.
Only means to guarantee the transit without delay is through the use of the booking system. For transits coordination, contact: [email protected]
Neopanamax Locks: Waiting Times for Northbound Non-Booked vessels have improved in more than 2 days (average) for today and in 1 day average for Southbound’s
Panamax Locks: Southbound Supers’ Waiting times also show an improvement of 1 day (average) for today.
Disclaimer: Waiting times for non-booked vessels are dynamic and are subject to changes, operational loss of time, heavy arrivals, and seasonal fog.
The following image as a reference of waiting times for Saturday, April 9, shows how dynamic Non-booked waiting times can be compared to today’s numbers.
- Booking system – secure booking slots via 1st period, 2nd period, and 3rd-period booking competition.
- Booking auction – submitting bids to secure booking auction slots.
- Pre-Arrival – coordinating with the vessel Master for timely submission of all pre-arrival information within 96 hours pre-arrival as required by the Panama Canal Authority.
- Transit Guarantees – payment to the Panama Canal Authority.
- Maiden Transit – coordination with the vessel owner and the Panama Canal Authority to ensure vessels are in compliance for a 1st time passing of the Panama Canal.
- Owners matters – coordination of bunkering, collection of bunker samples, CTM, crew changes, provisions and supplies, spare parts transfer, surveys, repairs, and maintenance.
