# Panama Canal usage steadily increasing since June expansion | Supply Chain Dive

> Vessel traffic through the Panama Canal has risen about 11.3% since the June 2016 expansion, with the average ship carrying 5,478 TEUs against a maximum of 14,000. Ports such as Charleston are deepening channels to handle the larger ships.

- Date: 2016-12-20 · published 2016-12-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Panama · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73381-panama-canal-usage-steadily-increasing-since-june-expansion-supply-chain-dive
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Growing use of the expanded canal favours lower-cost routing for US grain and oilseed exports to Asia, supporting freight competitiveness. Port investment shows the trend is expected to continue.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bearish ▼

## Sources

- supplychaindive.com: https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/panama-canal-expansion-size-Suez/432675/

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