The Panama Canal registered the transit of its 4,000th Neopanamax vessel through the Expanded Canal, underscoring the steady… Monday, June 9, 2025.

PortMiami officially joined the Neopanamax era July 9, when the MOL Majesty — a vessel too big to fit through the original Panama Canal — became the first ship to arrive at the port after ...

The first commercial transit of a Neopanamax vessel through the Expanded Panama Canal. (Source: Panama Canal Authority) “More than 100 years ago, the Panama Canal connected two oceans.

The Panama Canal Authority has disclosed the first cargo statistics that outline the increased activity since the expanded waterway was opened, including 238 transits by Neopanamax vessels that ...

The vessel measures 300 meters in length and 48 meters in beam, with a total TEU allowance (TTA) of 9,000 containers. It was one of nine Neopanamax vessels welcomed at the Panama Canal on Friday.

PortMiami officially joined the Neopanamax era Saturday when the MOL Majesty — a vessel too big to fit through the original Panama Canal — became the first ship to arrive at the port after ...

The fact that larger Neopanamax vessels now can transit the canal made the growth in tonnage possible. The authority had projected cargo would reach 399 million PC/UMS during the year.

Thanks to the larger Neopanamax vessels now able to transit the expanded Canal, the growth in traffic translated into a 22.2 percent increase in total annual tonnage from FY16, and helped the Panama ...

The port’s interest in large ships, known as Panamax and Neopanamax vessels, ... A check of the internet shows Panamax vessels are more than 900 feet long and Neopanamax more than 1,000 feet.

The daily crossings will see nine ships pass through the Neopanamax lock and 22 through the Panamax lock, the ACP said, while transit reservation quotas will be adjusted to a maximum of 30 per day.

The Neopanamax vessel 300 meters (984 feet) long with the capacity to transport 9,400 containers, entered the lock at about 7:30 […] Skip to content. All Sections. 71°F.

Those ships are known as Panamax and Neopanamax vessels. Commissioners were unaware of what Wheatley was referencing. “I know in the last five years those words (Panamax and Neopanamax) ...