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Ilya Espino de Marotta has assumed the leadership of the Panama Canal Authority, becoming the first woman to hold the position of Administrator.

8 sept

The Panama Canal has inaugurated its first female administrator, an engineer with over four decades of service who now confronts ongoing freshwater management challenges.

8 sept

Depleted water levels driven by weather patterns are adding fresh logistical constraints to global trade routes and energy markets.

8 sept

The Panama Canal Authority has installed Ilya Espino de Marotta as its new Administrator, with a major water supply project positioned as her foremost priority.

8 sept

The Connecticut-based shipowner has signed a $345 million deal for three 90,000 cbm gas carriers delivering across 2030.

8 sept

Ilya Espino de Marotta has assumed leadership of the Panama Canal Authority, becoming the first woman to head the waterway as infrastructure and water security take center stage.

8 sept

Better-than-anticipated water levels prompt the waterway authority to postpone further draught restrictions for Neopanamax locks despite ongoing transit slot curbs.

7 sept

Water levels in Gatun Lake and updated meteorological forecasts have prompted the Panama Canal Authority to push back planned reductions to vessel draft limits.

7 sept

The Panama Canal Authority has delayed upcoming draft reductions for Neopanamax vessels as Gatun Lake water levels hold above earlier forecasts, though daily transit numbers face adjustments.

7 sept

The Panama Canal Authority has deferred a scheduled reduction in the maximum authorized draft for the Neopanamax locks, maintaining current transit limits.

7 sept

The canal administration has suspended an impending draft cut for Neopanamax locks, providing near-term operational relief to vessel operators.

5 sept

Hong Kong-listed lessor CSSC Shipping commits $481 million to construct ten 80,000 dwt dry bulk vessels across domestic shipyards.

2 sept

Forecasters project a high probability of a severe weather pattern this fall and winter, compounding transit worries along the critical waterway.

2 sept

Operators can now secure multiple transit slots on the same date, though draught and transit limits remain active.

1 sept

National Energy Administration data shows solar installations reached 1,286 GW at the end of July, representing 31.5% of China's total generation capacity.

1 sept

A fuller line-up of grain stems from the River Plate is supporting Panamax employment out of South America.

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The order adds fuel-flexible tonnage to a fleet renewal programme aimed at improving carbon intensity performance.

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Changing procurement patterns are reshaping voyage lengths in the seaborne thermal coal trade.

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