The Panama Canal Authority will tentatively close the east lane of the canal for ten days from 9-18 May for maintenance. The Authority told Argus that it will confirm the outage approximately four-five days prior.
The Authority has reduced the number of vessel booking slots during this period. The canal’s west lane will remain open allowing for south-bound and north-bound traffic to continue to pass. There will not be restrictions on the size of vessels operating in the west lane.