
The Panama Canal Authority said water levels are sufficient for the rest of 2025 and early 2026, with Gatun Lake at 86.6 ft. Transits averaged 31.4 per day in June, flat month on month but down 14% versus June 2022 before the drought.
Neopanamax containership transits fell 16% m/m as Asia-US east coast trade was disrupted by US tariffs.
Restored canal capacity eases grain and soymeal shipping constraints, but reduced containership and tariff-affected trade flows point to softer freight demand for US export routes.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 48 past neutral logistics events, SBM moved a median +0.7% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -1.0% to +2.5%), and +0.7% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.