Pilot slowdown jams Panama Canal traffic - Toronto StarA work slowdown by pilots who guide ships through the Panama Canal is causing unprecedented delays and creating a costly bottleneck for shipping companies, canal employees and shippers say.Thursday, May 15, 2008
Some 250 Panama Canal pilots, who take charge of all vessels while they travel between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, want a pay raise and formal work contracts, and are protesting by giving only limited help to clear gridlocks in the busy trade route. Source: Toronto Star ¿Busca soluciones de inteligencia comercial para su empresa?Need assistance? Contact us
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Panama Canal Vs. Suez CanalOctober 2015 The Egyptian Canal has an advantage over the Panamanian one not only in terms of its effectiveness in adapting to changes in the shipping industry, but also in the use of the opportunities that it creates for the logistics sector. Pilots' protest holds up shipping in Panama CanalMay 2008 A protest by pilots who guide ships through the Panama Canal is causing unprecedented delays and bottlenecks in the waterway, according to reports from workers and shipping companies. Panama battles to clear canal bottleneckApril 2008 The Panama canal is struggling to control major congestion as transit times nearly double to a record 53 hours, while this week’s backlog averaged 93 vessels.
Queues have eased little from their peak in March, when 119 vessels waited as long as eight days to transit the major trade artery. Dredging International confirms Panama Canal contractApril 2008 Said the company: "Notification of the contract was given by the Autoridad del Canal de Panamá (ACP), and will secure work for the next four years. The upgrading of the Panama Canal will significantly enhance international trade and navigation (post Panamax vessels), and will include construction of two major complexes of maritime locks – the design of which was developed in the past months by Belgian engineering firms."
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