# U.S. Ports Update Part 1: Expanded Panama Canal Changes the Balance - Logistics Management

> The expanded Panama Canal recorded a record 403.8 million tons of transits in its 2017 fiscal year, up 22.2% in tonnage from 2016 as larger Neopanamax vessels began using the locks. Analysts say the shift will increasingly affect U.S. ocean cargo gateways.

- Date: 2018-01-10 · published 2018-01-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66882-u-s-ports-update-part-1-expanded-panama-canal-changes-the-balance-logistics
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Cheaper and more efficient Panama routing changes U.S. Gulf and East Coast export competitiveness versus Pacific Northwest and Brazil routes, with modest effects on grain freight costs.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: neutral

## Sources

- logisticsmgmt.com: https://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/u.s._ports_update_part_1_expanded_panama_canal_changes_the_balance

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