# Panama Canal Administrator on Global Supply Chain Issues, Record FY21 Traffic and Significant Investments Through 2030 - Autoridad del Canal de Panamá

> The Panama Canal recorded its highest traffic in fiscal 2021, with 516.7 million PC/UMS tons transiting between October 2020 and September 2021. Containerships carried the largest share, and LNG tonnage rose 31.4%. Administrator Ricaurte Vásquez Morales expects container traffic to stay similar in FY22.

- Date: 2021-10-21 · published 2021-10-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Panama · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44460-panama-canal-administrator-on-global-supply-chain-issues-record-fy21-traffic
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Steady canal throughput supports US-bound container flows, but ongoing congestion keeps shipping capacity tight and freight costs elevated for grain and feed ingredient exporters.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- pancanal.com: https://pancanal.com/en/panama-canal-administrator-on-global-supply-chain-issues/

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