# Panama Canal preferred route | Freight News

> Freight News reports that Drewry finds the Panama Canal is the preferred route for Asia to East Coast North America vessels, with 12 weekly planned services versus four via Suez for the proposed alliances' 2017 networks.

- Date: 2016-11-23 · published 2016-11-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73784-panama-canal-preferred-route-freight-news
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Preference for Panama routing shapes container and bulk freight patterns on Asia-North America lanes, with minor implications for ocean freight costs on grain and feed trades.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: neutral

## Sources

- freightnews.co.za: https://www.freightnews.co.za/article/panama-canal-preferred-route

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