From January 15, the booking slots for Neopanamax vessels that transit prior to their reserved date may be reassigned to other interested Neopanamax vessels.
The slots will be reassigned for booked vessels provided that they transit more than two days prior to its reserved transit date.
Slots to be available early:
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) said in its Advisory to Shipping, “These slots will be announced as early as practical, generally on the day that the slot becomes available, and will be offered through a special competition in the same manner as when the slots become available due to cancellations or changes in booking dates”.
This move is expected to increase the slot availability for Neopanamax vessels.
Slots increased:
In December 2017, the Panama Canal had increased the number of daily booking slots available for Neopanamaxes from six to seven. The daily booking slots for Neopanamax vessels were offered in addition to the 23 slots available each day for transit through the Panamax locks.
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Source: GAC
