Panama Canal waiting times update (30 Nov)

The Panama Canal waiting times are not out of the woods yet.  Almost all waiting times for southbound vessels are down from the 25th November, however most northbound vessels have increased waiting times.  Panamax Plus non-booked vessels southbound continue to have the longest waiting time at 16 days (information from 30th November 2021).  See below for the full information on the current backlog from the Panama Canal Authorities:

The earliest slots available in the 2nd period are as follows:

FOR SUPER VESSELS:

*Northbound:*

• Dec 14th: *1* slot available in second period, period closes on Dec 11th 0859hrsLT (UTC-5); however, slots can be taken by any applicant at any moment.
• Dec 17th: *4* slots available in second period, period closes on Dec 14th 0859hrsLT (UTC-5); however, slots can be taken by any applicant at any moment.

*Southbound:*

• Dec 14th: *1* slot available in second period, period closes on Dec 11th 0859hrsLT (UTC-5); however, slots can be taken by any applicant at any moment.
• Dec 15th: *1* slot available in second period, period closes on Dec 12th 0859hrsLT (UTC-5); however, slots can be taken by any applicant at any moment.
• Dec 16th: *1* slot available in second period, period closes on Dec 13th 0859hrsLT (UTC-5); however, slots can be taken by any applicant at any moment.
• Dec 17th: *5* slots available in second period, period closes on Dec 14th 0859hrsLT (UTC-5); however, slots can be taken by any applicant at any moment.

FOR REGULAR VESSELS:

*Northbound:*

• Dec 8th: *1* slot available in second period, period closes on Dec 5th 0859hrsLT (UTC-5); however, slots can be taken by any applicant at any moment.
• Dec 10th: *2* slot available in second period, period closes on Dec 7th 0859hrsLT (UTC-5); however, slots can be taken by any applicant at any moment.

*Southbound:*

• Dec 8th: *1* slot available in second period, period closes on Dec 5th 0859hrsLT (UTC-5); however, slots can be taken by any applicant at any moment.
• Dec 10th: *2* slot available in second period, period closes on Dec 7th 0859hrsLT (UTC-5); however, slots can be taken by any applicant at any moment.

FOR NEOPANAMAX VESSELS:

*Northbound:*

• Dec 3rd: 1 slot available dropped off from another vessel, second period closes on Nov 30th 0859hrsLT (UTC-5); however, slots can be taken by any applicant at any moment.
• Dec 5th: 1 slot available dropped off from another vessel, second period closes on Dec 2nd 0859hrsLT (UTC-5); however, slots can be taken by any applicant at any moment. / NOT AVAILABLE FOR LNG VESSEL
• Dec 7th: 1 conditioned* available in second period, period closes on Dec 4th 0859hrsLT (UTC-5); however, slots can be taken by any applicant at any moment.
• Dec 9th: 1 conditioned* available in second period, period closes on Dec 6th 0859hrsLT (UTC-5); however, slots can be taken by any applicant at any moment.
• Dec 14th: 2 slots (1 of these is conditioned*) available in second period that opened on Nov 30th at 0900hrs LT (UTC-5) ); however, slots can be taken by any applicant at any moment.

*Southbound:*

• Dec 3rd: 1 slot available dropped off from another vessel, second period closes on Nov 30th 0859hrsLT (UTC-5); however, slots can be taken by any applicant at any moment. / NOT AVAILABLE FOR LNG VESSEL
• Dec 5th: 1 slot available dropped off from another vessel, second period closes on Dec 2nd 0859hrsLT (UTC-5); however, slots can be taken by any applicant at any moment.
• Dec 7th: 1 conditioned* available in second period, period closes on Dec 4th 0859hrsLT (UTC-5); however, slots can be taken by any applicant at any moment.
• Dec 9th: 1 conditioned* available in second period, period closes on Dec 6th 0859hrsLT (UTC-5); however, slots can be taken by any applicant at any moment.
• Dec 14th: 2 slots (1 of these is conditioned*) available in second period that opened on Nov 30th at 0900hrs LT (UTC-5) ); however, slots can be taken by any applicant at any moment.

(*) Conditioned slot: One of the slots offered during the 2nd booking period (regardless of the direction), will only be assigned to vessels that meet one of the following criteria:

• Full container vessels with a length overall (LOA) of less than 335.28 meters (1,100 feet), beam less than 43.28 meters (142 feet), and deep draft less than 13.72 meters (45 feet), Tropical Fresh Water (TFW); or
• Vessels with precaution designator of PD-1 or PD-2 (excluding full container vessels) with a beam of 36.58 meters (120 feet) or less, or with a length overall (LOA) of 259.08 meters (850 feet) or less; or
• Other vessel types with a length overall (LOA) of less than 304.8 meters (1,000 feet), beam of less than 41.15 meters (135 feet), and deep draft of less than 13.72 meters (45 feet) Tropical Fresh Water (TFW).

DRAFT RESTRICTIONS

PANAMAX:

Max Draft: 12.04 meters (39.5 feet = 39 feet 6 inches) in the deepest point of immersion in Tropical Fresh Water (TFW) permitted for particular vessel in Gatun Lake. Water Density of Gatun Lake is 0.9954 at 29.4ºC (85ºF).

NEOPANAMAX:

15.24m (50.0 feet) Tropical Fresh Water (TFW) since June 09^th 2021

*Remarks:

– Regular: Vessel with beam<91 feet

– Super: Vessel with 91 feet<=beam<=107 feet

– Neopanamax: Vessel with beam>107 feet

– Panamax Plus: Vessel with 91 feet<=beam<=107 feet, but draft>39.5 Feet (12.04m) TFW

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