# Inchcape Helps Vessels to Navigate Panama Canal Congestion

> Inchcape Shipping Services describes its port agency role for Panama Canal transits, noting it handled about 9% of the canal's 12,500 transits last year, roughly 35 per day. The piece highlights that unpredictable waiting times and slot availability are the main challenge for ship operators.

- Date: 2022-03-16 · published 2022-03-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Panama · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42184-inchcape-helps-vessels-to-navigate-panama-canal-congestion
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Canal scheduling delays lengthen voyages and tie up bulk carriers moving grain and oilseeds from the US Gulf and Pacific Northwest to Asia, which can firm freight costs without changing grain prices directly.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- iss-shipping.com: https://www.iss-shipping.com/taking-a-toll-inchcape-helps-shipping-beat-the-rush-on-tricky-panama-canal-transits/

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