Panama Canal Sees Spike in Vessel Traffic Due to West Asia War
29 April 2026 7:35 AM IST29 April 2026 7:35 AM IST
since October the canal had registered some 300 vessels crossings compared with the same period last fiscal year
Aerial view of the One Contribution container ship sailing under the Tokio flag as it enters the Panama Canal in Panama City. (Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP)
PANAMA CITY: The Panama Canal Authority, an autonomous agency that runs the major freight channel through Central America, on Tuesday said the U.S.-Iran war in the Middle East should cause more shipments to travel through the canal.
"The expectation is that this will continue until the situation in the Middle East is resolved," the agency's finance chief Victor Vial said at a meeting, noting that since October the canal had registered some 300 vessels crossings compared with the same period last fiscal year.
( Source : Reuters )
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