# Panama Canal latest: how each shipping segment is being impacted - DatamarNews

> Vessels queued for Panama Canal transit stood at 128 ships on September 1, about 42% above the 90-ship average but 21% below a month earlier. Ships are paying large premiums to skip the queue, and the authority has moved to a less restrictive booking condition for Panamax locks.

- Date: 2023-09-01 · published 2023-09-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/33992-panama-canal-latest-how-each-shipping-segment-is-being-impacted-datamarnews
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Easing congestion is a mildly bearish factor for ocean freight, though draft and transit restrictions remain in place into 2024 and keep dry bulk costs elevated.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: neutral

## Sources

- datamarnews.com: https://datamarnews.com/noticias/panama-canal-latest-how-each-shipping-segment-is-being-impacted/

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