Repairs limit vessel transits of Panama Canal
(joc.com) The Panama Canal Authority announced restricted transits Sept. 18-24 due to repairs to the west sidewall culvert of Miraflores Locks that began Tuesday.
No more than eight "supers" may be booked for southbound transit and of these, no more than six with “full daylight-hour” restriction.
Similarly, no more than seven supers may be booked for transit in the northbound direction, and of these, no more than five with “full daylight-hour” restriction.
The total number of “full daylight-hour” restricted supers is limited to eight vessels per day.
No more than four regular vessels may be booked for transit in the same direction.
Of the six slots available for regular vessels, no more than two may be allocated to regular vessels transiting under restrictions.
