Panama Canal: transits and disruption history

Name: Panama Canal daily transits
Creator: World Freight Monitor

Panama Canal averaged 28.9 vessel transits a day in the 28 days to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026), compared with 29.6 in the previous 28 days (-2.3%). The archive records 2 disruptions here.

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Key facts

Type: canal
Bordering countries: Panama
Recorded events: 2
Curated lanes passing: 5
Data through: 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026)

Panama Canal averaged 28.9 transits a day in the 28 days to 2026-09-13.

Disruption history

2 recorded events, newest first.

Events at Panama Canal
Start	Event	Type	Status	Severity
2026-07-01	Panama Canal cuts Neopanamax draft and daily transit slots	Drought restriction	ongoing	3 Significant
2023-03-01	Drought cuts draft and daily transits at the Panama Canal	Drought restriction	ended	4 Severe

Full event history for Panama Canal

Transits, all vessel types

Panama Canal, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 23 transits per day on 2026-06-13 to 83 transits per day on 2026-07-13, with a mean of 30.7 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 29 transits per day.

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-09-15 (15 September 2026).

Panama Canal, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days (transits per day).
Date	transits per day
2026-05-17	35
2026-05-18	33
2026-05-19	34
2026-05-20	40
2026-05-21	37
2026-05-22	32
2026-05-23	36
2026-05-24	34
2026-05-25	31
2026-05-26	34
2026-05-27	35
2026-05-28	32
2026-05-29	33
2026-05-30	34
2026-05-31	29
2026-06-01	32
2026-06-02	29
2026-06-03	32
2026-06-04	26
2026-06-05	33
2026-06-06	31
2026-06-07	32
2026-06-08	30
2026-06-09	25
2026-06-10	25
2026-06-11	25
2026-06-12	24
2026-06-13	23
2026-06-14	26
2026-06-15	24
2026-06-16	24
2026-06-17	23
2026-06-18	35
2026-06-19	32
2026-06-20	33
2026-06-21	36
2026-06-22	32
2026-06-23	34
2026-06-24	27
2026-06-25	33
2026-06-26	36
2026-06-27	33
2026-06-28	33
2026-06-29	30
2026-06-30	32
2026-07-01	36
2026-07-02	31
2026-07-03	34
2026-07-04	30
2026-07-05	37
2026-07-06	29
2026-07-07	27
2026-07-08	32
2026-07-09	32
2026-07-10	31
2026-07-11	29
2026-07-12	34
2026-07-13	83
2026-07-14	29
2026-07-15	28
2026-07-16	29
2026-07-17	32
2026-07-18	31
2026-07-19	34
2026-07-20	28
2026-07-21	30
2026-07-22	23
2026-07-23	30
2026-07-24	31
2026-07-25	30
2026-07-26	24
2026-07-27	31
2026-07-28	31
2026-07-29	30
2026-07-30	33
2026-07-31	29
2026-08-01	33
2026-08-02	27
2026-08-03	29
2026-08-04	31
2026-08-05	31
2026-08-06	29
2026-08-07	33
2026-08-08	28
2026-08-09	29
2026-08-10	26
2026-08-11	30
2026-08-12	29
2026-08-13	28
2026-08-14	31
2026-08-15	31
2026-08-16	33
2026-08-17	23
2026-08-18	27
2026-08-19	31
2026-08-20	27
2026-08-21	26
2026-08-22	25
2026-08-23	28
2026-08-24	30
2026-08-25	25
2026-08-26	28
2026-08-27	31
2026-08-28	29
2026-08-29	30
2026-08-30	31
2026-08-31	29
2026-09-01	31
2026-09-02	30
2026-09-03	30
2026-09-04	30
2026-09-05	34
2026-09-06	26
2026-09-07	27
2026-09-08	30
2026-09-09	31
2026-09-10	34
2026-09-11	28
2026-09-12	29
2026-09-13	29

Transits, container ships

Panama Canal, transits, container ships, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 4 transits per day on 2026-06-04 to 20 transits per day on 2026-07-13, with a mean of 8.0 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 8 transits per day.

Panama Canal, transits, container ships, last 120 days (transits per day).
Date	transits per day
2026-05-17	9
2026-05-18	9
2026-05-19	6
2026-05-20	8
2026-05-21	9
2026-05-22	8
2026-05-23	9
2026-05-24	7
2026-05-25	12
2026-05-26	8
2026-05-27	9
2026-05-28	8
2026-05-29	5
2026-05-30	11
2026-05-31	7
2026-06-01	7
2026-06-02	6
2026-06-03	11
2026-06-04	4
2026-06-05	7
2026-06-06	11
2026-06-07	8
2026-06-08	8
2026-06-09	10
2026-06-10	7
2026-06-11	8
2026-06-12	4
2026-06-13	8
2026-06-14	14
2026-06-15	6
2026-06-16	8
2026-06-17	9
2026-06-18	9
2026-06-19	8
2026-06-20	9
2026-06-21	6
2026-06-22	9
2026-06-23	6
2026-06-24	7
2026-06-25	8
2026-06-26	8
2026-06-27	9
2026-06-28	9
2026-06-29	6
2026-06-30	7
2026-07-01	11
2026-07-02	6
2026-07-03	7
2026-07-04	9
2026-07-05	10
2026-07-06	6
2026-07-07	8
2026-07-08	8
2026-07-09	8
2026-07-10	8
2026-07-11	7
2026-07-12	6
2026-07-13	20
2026-07-14	8
2026-07-15	6
2026-07-16	9
2026-07-17	5
2026-07-18	11
2026-07-19	5
2026-07-20	6
2026-07-21	10
2026-07-22	8
2026-07-23	9
2026-07-24	8
2026-07-25	8
2026-07-26	9
2026-07-27	9
2026-07-28	11
2026-07-29	7
2026-07-30	9
2026-07-31	7
2026-08-01	9
2026-08-02	8
2026-08-03	5
2026-08-04	7
2026-08-05	5
2026-08-06	9
2026-08-07	10
2026-08-08	7
2026-08-09	11
2026-08-10	7
2026-08-11	8
2026-08-12	6
2026-08-13	8
2026-08-14	7
2026-08-15	7
2026-08-16	12
2026-08-17	5
2026-08-18	8
2026-08-19	7
2026-08-20	8
2026-08-21	8
2026-08-22	10
2026-08-23	9
2026-08-24	8
2026-08-25	9
2026-08-26	8
2026-08-27	9
2026-08-28	5
2026-08-29	8
2026-08-30	9
2026-08-31	9
2026-09-01	9
2026-09-02	7
2026-09-03	10
2026-09-04	5
2026-09-05	6
2026-09-06	10
2026-09-07	4
2026-09-08	7
2026-09-09	6
2026-09-10	9
2026-09-11	8
2026-09-12	8
2026-09-13	8

Transits, tankers

Panama Canal, transits, tankers, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 4 transits per day on 2026-07-22 to 35 transits per day on 2026-07-13, with a mean of 13.9 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 12 transits per day.

Panama Canal, transits, tankers, last 120 days (transits per day).
Date	transits per day
2026-05-17	14
2026-05-18	14
2026-05-19	14
2026-05-20	24
2026-05-21	16
2026-05-22	12
2026-05-23	14
2026-05-24	14
2026-05-25	11
2026-05-26	16
2026-05-27	17
2026-05-28	12
2026-05-29	18
2026-05-30	17
2026-05-31	10
2026-06-01	19
2026-06-02	14
2026-06-03	11
2026-06-04	13
2026-06-05	18
2026-06-06	6
2026-06-07	16
2026-06-08	17
2026-06-09	8
2026-06-10	15
2026-06-11	10
2026-06-12	17
2026-06-13	9
2026-06-14	7
2026-06-15	13
2026-06-16	11
2026-06-17	9
2026-06-18	18
2026-06-19	14
2026-06-20	12
2026-06-21	24
2026-06-22	12
2026-06-23	23
2026-06-24	12
2026-06-25	17
2026-06-26	14
2026-06-27	17
2026-06-28	11
2026-06-29	18
2026-06-30	14
2026-07-01	16
2026-07-02	14
2026-07-03	16
2026-07-04	11
2026-07-05	17
2026-07-06	16
2026-07-07	12
2026-07-08	16
2026-07-09	14
2026-07-10	14
2026-07-11	10
2026-07-12	20
2026-07-13	35
2026-07-14	12
2026-07-15	11
2026-07-16	12
2026-07-17	17
2026-07-18	11
2026-07-19	18
2026-07-20	13
2026-07-21	13
2026-07-22	4
2026-07-23	11
2026-07-24	14
2026-07-25	15
2026-07-26	9
2026-07-27	14
2026-07-28	13
2026-07-29	13
2026-07-30	14
2026-07-31	13
2026-08-01	15
2026-08-02	14
2026-08-03	18
2026-08-04	16
2026-08-05	17
2026-08-06	10
2026-08-07	14
2026-08-08	14
2026-08-09	10
2026-08-10	10
2026-08-11	12
2026-08-12	13
2026-08-13	11
2026-08-14	15
2026-08-15	14
2026-08-16	12
2026-08-17	9
2026-08-18	15
2026-08-19	15
2026-08-20	15
2026-08-21	13
2026-08-22	7
2026-08-23	13
2026-08-24	12
2026-08-25	12
2026-08-26	10
2026-08-27	18
2026-08-28	15
2026-08-29	11
2026-08-30	14
2026-08-31	13
2026-09-01	11
2026-09-02	16
2026-09-03	10
2026-09-04	19
2026-09-05	18
2026-09-06	11
2026-09-07	12
2026-09-08	15
2026-09-09	14
2026-09-10	18
2026-09-11	12
2026-09-12	9
2026-09-13	12

Transits, dry bulk carriers

Panama Canal, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 1 transits per day on 2026-06-12 to 17 transits per day on 2026-07-13, with a mean of 4.5 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 5 transits per day.

Panama Canal, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days (transits per day).
Date	transits per day
2026-05-17	8
2026-05-18	7
2026-05-19	7
2026-05-20	4
2026-05-21	5
2026-05-22	4
2026-05-23	5
2026-05-24	9
2026-05-25	5
2026-05-26	4
2026-05-27	4
2026-05-28	6
2026-05-29	7
2026-05-30	3
2026-05-31	6
2026-06-01	2
2026-06-02	7
2026-06-03	4
2026-06-04	4
2026-06-05	4
2026-06-06	6
2026-06-07	3
2026-06-08	2
2026-06-09	4
2026-06-10	3
2026-06-11	2
2026-06-12	1
2026-06-13	2
2026-06-14	2
2026-06-15	2
2026-06-16	3
2026-06-17	3
2026-06-18	3
2026-06-19	10
2026-06-20	6
2026-06-21	2
2026-06-22	3
2026-06-23	3
2026-06-24	3
2026-06-25	5
2026-06-26	7
2026-06-27	5
2026-06-28	4
2026-06-29	3
2026-06-30	6
2026-07-01	5
2026-07-02	4
2026-07-03	6
2026-07-04	7
2026-07-05	4
2026-07-06	7
2026-07-07	4
2026-07-08	5
2026-07-09	2
2026-07-10	5
2026-07-11	5
2026-07-12	4
2026-07-13	17
2026-07-14	5
2026-07-15	7
2026-07-16	4
2026-07-17	6
2026-07-18	5
2026-07-19	4
2026-07-20	2
2026-07-21	5
2026-07-22	4
2026-07-23	4
2026-07-24	2
2026-07-25	3
2026-07-26	4
2026-07-27	4
2026-07-28	4
2026-07-29	3
2026-07-30	7
2026-07-31	5
2026-08-01	3
2026-08-02	3
2026-08-03	3
2026-08-04	3
2026-08-05	5
2026-08-06	3
2026-08-07	7
2026-08-08	2
2026-08-09	4
2026-08-10	5
2026-08-11	5
2026-08-12	6
2026-08-13	5
2026-08-14	5
2026-08-15	3
2026-08-16	1
2026-08-17	3
2026-08-18	1
2026-08-19	4
2026-08-20	1
2026-08-21	1
2026-08-22	5
2026-08-23	2
2026-08-24	2
2026-08-25	1
2026-08-26	7
2026-08-27	1
2026-08-28	4
2026-08-29	7
2026-08-30	4
2026-08-31	5
2026-09-01	8
2026-09-02	4
2026-09-03	6
2026-09-04	5
2026-09-05	7
2026-09-06	2
2026-09-07	9
2026-09-08	5
2026-09-09	4
2026-09-10	6
2026-09-11	6
2026-09-12	7
2026-09-13	5

Transit trade volume

Panama Canal, transit trade volume, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 601,144 metric tons per day on 2026-06-11 to 2,550,501 metric tons per day on 2026-07-13, with a mean of 879,247.6 metric tons per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 799,316 metric tons per day.

Panama Canal, transit trade volume, last 120 days (metric tons per day).
Date	metric tons per day
2026-05-17	792,128
2026-05-18	1,206,167
2026-05-19	801,125
2026-05-20	1,013,820
2026-05-21	973,324
2026-05-22	934,035
2026-05-23	1,030,561
2026-05-24	973,718
2026-05-25	914,149
2026-05-26	850,022
2026-05-27	818,582
2026-05-28	978,389
2026-05-29	1,085,184
2026-05-30	842,174
2026-05-31	946,555
2026-06-01	982,091
2026-06-02	795,563
2026-06-03	785,439
2026-06-04	785,653
2026-06-05	1,000,901
2026-06-06	905,713
2026-06-07	720,339
2026-06-08	937,028
2026-06-09	850,530
2026-06-10	867,637
2026-06-11	601,144
2026-06-12	787,966
2026-06-13	855,051
2026-06-14	835,602
2026-06-15	872,246
2026-06-16	754,998
2026-06-17	759,516
2026-06-18	725,394
2026-06-19	970,291
2026-06-20	717,352
2026-06-21	821,224
2026-06-22	829,582
2026-06-23	867,688
2026-06-24	747,251
2026-06-25	980,630
2026-06-26	904,453
2026-06-27	896,676
2026-06-28	850,694
2026-06-29	838,028
2026-06-30	896,068
2026-07-01	1,176,371
2026-07-02	830,550
2026-07-03	881,775
2026-07-04	1,066,944
2026-07-05	1,339,786
2026-07-06	1,041,785
2026-07-07	728,746
2026-07-08	1,006,837
2026-07-09	840,236
2026-07-10	891,780
2026-07-11	824,688
2026-07-12	845,047
2026-07-13	2,550,501
2026-07-14	885,574
2026-07-15	1,044,397
2026-07-16	873,801
2026-07-17	795,772
2026-07-18	1,000,585
2026-07-19	873,923
2026-07-20	685,245
2026-07-21	823,468
2026-07-22	784,912
2026-07-23	996,207
2026-07-24	700,084
2026-07-25	982,194
2026-07-26	634,479
2026-07-27	1,011,951
2026-07-28	976,971
2026-07-29	756,071
2026-07-30	1,047,303
2026-07-31	853,452
2026-08-01	799,627
2026-08-02	681,656
2026-08-03	811,664
2026-08-04	921,146
2026-08-05	845,817
2026-08-06	672,865
2026-08-07	1,038,892
2026-08-08	900,350
2026-08-09	791,356
2026-08-10	869,113
2026-08-11	754,240
2026-08-12	769,452
2026-08-13	869,398
2026-08-14	748,406
2026-08-15	684,121
2026-08-16	930,755
2026-08-17	648,974
2026-08-18	665,640
2026-08-19	699,007
2026-08-20	626,581
2026-08-21	715,077
2026-08-22	761,078
2026-08-23	846,263
2026-08-24	724,117
2026-08-25	860,280
2026-08-26	691,728
2026-08-27	984,129
2026-08-28	812,164
2026-08-29	991,321
2026-08-30	941,494
2026-08-31	1,097,911
2026-09-01	882,605
2026-09-02	886,835
2026-09-03	856,083
2026-09-04	838,908
2026-09-05	956,252
2026-09-06	790,176
2026-09-07	833,617
2026-09-08	821,974
2026-09-09	856,156
2026-09-10	1,037,807
2026-09-11	793,126
2026-09-12	948,117
2026-09-13	799,316

Oil and gas carried

Crude oil and petroleum liquids through Panama Canal, million barrels per day, and its share of world maritime oil trade
Period	Million barrels a day	Share of world maritime oil trade
2020	1.7	2%
2021	1.8	2%
2022	2.2	3%
2023	2.2	3%
2024	2.0	3%
1H25	2.3	3%

Panama Canal figures are by fiscal year, 1 October to 30 September.

Source: US Energy Information Administration, World Oil Transit Chokepoints, last updated 3 March 2026. Terms.

Shares are computed by World Freight Monitor as each flow divided by EIA's world maritime oil trade for the same period. All chokepoints compared.

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