Panama protests taking a toll on shipping

Protests have broken out across the whole of Panama in response to rising living costs. Here’s the low down:

• We expect protests to last the whole week,
• Protests are particularly strong around major highways and connecting points of the country,
• So far, authorities and service providers remain working normally.

For owner matters (crew changes, spare parts delivery, CTM, provisions, etc.) we strongly suggest anticipating services in order to avoid possible delays.

For more information on the situation in Panama, click to read this Bloomberg article ‘Fuel price freeze fails to halt Panama anti-inflation protests’

And for those of you planning to book your vessel in to the Panama Canal this month, here is the latest situation regarding vessel backlog:

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