Panama Canal Breaks
Single Day Transit and
Annual Tonnage Records
The Panama Canal
Authority (ACP) has
announced that it broke
one annual record and
set two new single-day
records.
The waterway surpassed
its annual mark of
transiting 300 million
Panama Canal tons for
the first time in Canal
history; broke the
record for the transit
of Panamax ships the
widest vessels to cross
the Canal; and, set
another record in total
Panama Canal/Universal
Measurement System
(PC/UMS) tonnage transit
in a single day, said a
release.
Additionally, the Canal
tied its record for the
transit of super
vessels, ships measuring
91 feet or more in beam.
Everyday, we strive for
excellence in our work
and we are very proud of
these accomplishments,
said ACP Vice President
of Operations Manuel
Benitez. |
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