Canal transits rise, with all quiet on the (Panamanian) geopolitical front
- Trump is focusing on America’s role in the Western Hemisphere, but has not mentioned Panama recently
- Panama’s president says the relationship with the US has been ‘rebuilt’; he reiterated that the canal ‘will always remain Panamanian’
- Transits through the neopanamax locks increased 10% m/m in December, driven by higher VLGC traffic; panamax locks transits rose 5% m/m
Despite the geopolitical chaos in the Western Hemisphere, it is still business as usual at the Panama Canal. Traffic was up in December in both locks systems
