More Cruises Along the Panama Canal

At the end of the fiscal year it is estimated that the number of trips in the 2017-2018 season amounted to 256, which exceeds the 250 vessels reported during 2016-2017.

Thursday, September 27, 2018

According to sector authorities, the 256 passenger ships that traveled through the Canal in the 2017-2018 cycle transported at least 300 thousand people, and for the 2018-2019 season which is about to begin, more than 230 cruise ships are expected to make trips.

For his part, Albano Aguilar, leading specialist in International Trade at the Executive Vice Presidency of Planning and Commercial Development of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), told Elcapitalfinanciero.com that " ...On average it has been estimated that close to 50% of the ships that make partial transits get involved in tourism activities in the country."

In relation to the income received in the season that is ending, the article states that " ... $46 million was collected in tolls, which represented a positive variation of 24.3% compared to the $37 million in the previous fiscal year."

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