# Grain Journal | Panama Canal Lock Maintenance Tentatively Scheduled,…

> The East Lane of the Pedro Miguel Panamax Locks will close for 5 hours on October 17, 2019, and the East lane of Miraflores Locks for 8 hours on October 24. Estimated daily transit capacity drops to 30-32 and 29-31 vessels from the normal 32-34. Authorities expect no major delays.

- Date: 2019-10-18 · published 2019-10-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Panama · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56477-grain-journal-panama-canal-lock-maintenance-tentatively-scheduled
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced canal transits tighten vessel availability on US Gulf and Pacific grain routes, which can firm ocean freight rates for grain exports.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- grainjournal.com: https://www.grainjournal.com/article/181559/panama-canal-lock-maintenance-tentatively-scheduled-reducing-transit-capacity

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