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Panama Canal

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The Atlantic–Pacific canal, and a system whose throughput is set by fresh water as much as by traffic.

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Transits, latest day29vessels · 13 Sep 2026
vs 30-day average-0.55%changebaseline 29/day
vs 12-month average-9.13%changebaseline 32/day

Source: IMF PortWatch · retrieved 16 Sep 2026 · CC BY-SA 4.0 (per third-party registry, not first-party-confirmed)

Panama Canal — daily transits against the five-year range

7-day rolling mean. The shaded band is the daily minimum and maximum over the previous five years, smoothed on the same window.

  • Panama Canal
  • 5-year range
010203040transits/day30.012 Aug 2526 Sep 2510 Nov 2525 Dec 258 Feb 2625 Mar 269 May 2623 Jun 267 Aug 26
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DatePanama Canal (transits/day)
2025-08-1231.0
2025-08-1333.0
2025-08-1434.0
2025-08-1530.0
2025-08-1627.0
2025-08-1729.0
2025-08-1825.0
2025-08-1933.0
2025-08-2030.0
2025-08-2132.0
2025-08-2235.0
2025-08-2331.0
2025-08-2433.0
2025-08-2536.0
2025-08-2630.0
2025-08-2730.0
2025-08-2831.0
2025-08-2931.0
2025-08-3031.0
2025-08-3127.0
2025-09-0129.0
2025-09-0228.0
2025-09-0333.0
2025-09-0430.0
2025-09-0532.0
2025-09-0632.0
2025-09-0736.0
2025-09-0834.0
2025-09-0933.0
2025-09-1031.0
2025-09-1132.0
2025-09-1229.0
2025-09-1330.0
2025-09-1432.0
2025-09-1527.0
2025-09-1634.0
2025-09-1735.0
2025-09-1833.0
2025-09-1933.0
2025-09-2034.0
2025-09-2130.0
2025-09-2227.0
2025-09-2329.0
2025-09-2438.0
2025-09-2531.0
2025-09-2631.0
2025-09-2733.0
2025-09-2834.0
2025-09-2930.0
2025-09-3030.0
2025-10-0132.0
2025-10-0230.0
2025-10-0334.0
2025-10-0432.0
2025-10-0531.0
2025-10-0633.0
2025-10-0732.0
2025-10-0834.0
2025-10-0933.0
2025-10-1029.0
2025-10-1133.0
2025-10-1232.0
2025-10-1336.0
2025-10-1429.0
2025-10-1534.0
2025-10-1630.0
2025-10-1735.0
2025-10-1830.0
2025-10-1934.0
2025-10-2034.0
2025-10-2135.0
2025-10-2232.0
2025-10-2329.0
2025-10-2431.0
2025-10-2538.0
2025-10-2631.0
2025-10-2730.0
2025-10-2831.0
2025-10-2930.0
2025-10-3030.0
2025-10-3127.0
2025-11-0133.0
2025-11-0235.0
2025-11-0333.0
2025-11-0427.0
2025-11-0532.0
2025-11-0634.0
2025-11-0731.0
2025-11-0833.0
2025-11-0938.0
2025-11-1023.0
2025-11-1130.0
2025-11-1234.0
2025-11-1331.0
2025-11-1429.0
2025-11-1529.0
2025-11-1632.0
2025-11-1729.0
2025-11-1828.0
2025-11-1931.0
2025-11-2031.0
2025-11-2128.0
2025-11-2232.0
2025-11-2329.0
2025-11-2433.0
2025-11-2532.0
2025-11-2637.0
2025-11-2731.0
2025-11-2836.0
2025-11-2935.0
2025-11-3034.0
2025-12-0134.0
2025-12-0234.0
2025-12-0333.0
2025-12-0433.0
2025-12-0536.0
2025-12-0632.0
2025-12-0737.0
2025-12-0832.0
2025-12-0929.0
2025-12-1032.0
2025-12-1130.0
2025-12-1231.0
2025-12-1334.0
2025-12-1430.0
2025-12-1530.0
2025-12-1635.0
2025-12-1733.0
2025-12-1835.0
2025-12-1931.0
2025-12-2032.0
2025-12-2130.0
2025-12-2229.0
2025-12-2329.0
2025-12-2432.0
2025-12-2529.0
2025-12-2631.0
2025-12-2730.0
2025-12-2826.0
2025-12-2928.0
2025-12-3032.0
2025-12-3129.0
2026-01-0126.0
2026-01-0227.0
2026-01-0330.0
2026-01-0426.0
2026-01-0528.0
2026-01-0627.0
2026-01-0732.0
2026-01-0834.0
2026-01-0932.0
2026-01-1032.0
2026-01-1133.0
2026-01-1231.0
2026-01-1334.0
2026-01-1432.0
2026-01-1536.0
2026-01-1635.0
2026-01-1733.0
2026-01-1834.0
2026-01-1932.0
2026-01-2031.0
2026-01-2132.0
2026-01-2227.0
2026-01-2328.0
2026-01-2428.0
2026-01-2534.0
2026-01-2631.0
2026-01-2732.0
2026-01-2822.0
2026-01-2932.0
2026-01-3032.0
2026-01-3128.0
2026-02-0131.0
2026-02-0228.0
2026-02-0329.0
2026-02-0426.0
2026-02-0532.0
2026-02-0631.0
2026-02-0732.0
2026-02-0832.0
2026-02-0929.0
2026-02-1031.0
2026-02-1133.0
2026-02-1235.0
2026-02-1334.0
2026-02-1431.0
2026-02-1534.0
2026-02-1633.0
2026-02-1736.0
2026-02-1832.0
2026-02-1931.0
2026-02-2032.0
2026-02-2136.0
2026-02-2243.0
2026-02-2332.0
2026-02-2434.0
2026-02-2531.0
2026-02-2633.0
2026-02-2732.0
2026-02-2834.0
2026-03-0134.0
2026-03-0235.0
2026-03-0337.0
2026-03-0434.0
2026-03-0536.0
2026-03-0635.0
2026-03-0734.0
2026-03-0836.0
2026-03-0931.0
2026-03-1032.0
2026-03-1133.0
2026-03-1232.0
2026-03-1333.0
2026-03-1437.0
2026-03-1534.0
2026-03-1637.0
2026-03-1737.0
2026-03-1835.0
2026-03-1940.0
2026-03-2028.0
2026-03-2130.0
2026-03-2234.0
2026-03-2332.0
2026-03-2430.0
2026-03-2533.0
2026-03-2633.0
2026-03-2733.0
2026-03-2830.0
2026-03-2935.0
2026-03-3038.0
2026-03-3131.0
2026-04-0134.0
2026-04-0234.0
2026-04-0335.0
2026-04-0438.0
2026-04-0536.0
2026-04-0633.0
2026-04-0729.0
2026-04-0825.0
2026-04-0928.0
2026-04-1036.0
2026-04-1134.0
2026-04-1236.0
2026-04-1338.0
2026-04-1435.0
2026-04-1542.0
2026-04-1638.0
2026-04-1737.0
2026-04-1836.0
2026-04-1938.0
2026-04-2032.0
2026-04-2132.0
2026-04-2235.0
2026-04-2335.0
2026-04-2434.0
2026-04-2537.0
2026-04-2636.0
2026-04-2733.0
2026-04-2836.0
2026-04-2938.0
2026-04-3035.0
2026-05-0137.0
2026-05-0239.0
2026-05-0333.0
2026-05-0440.0
2026-05-0530.0
2026-05-0636.0
2026-05-0736.0
2026-05-0833.0
2026-05-0933.0
2026-05-1036.0
2026-05-1134.0
2026-05-1232.0
2026-05-1334.0
2026-05-1433.0
2026-05-1534.0
2026-05-1635.0
2026-05-1735.0
2026-05-1833.0
2026-05-1934.0
2026-05-2040.0
2026-05-2137.0
2026-05-2232.0
2026-05-2336.0
2026-05-2434.0
2026-05-2531.0
2026-05-2634.0
2026-05-2735.0
2026-05-2832.0
2026-05-2933.0
2026-05-3034.0
2026-05-3129.0
2026-06-0132.0
2026-06-0229.0
2026-06-0332.0
2026-06-0426.0
2026-06-0533.0
2026-06-0631.0
2026-06-0732.0
2026-06-0830.0
2026-06-0925.0
2026-06-1025.0
2026-06-1125.0
2026-06-1224.0
2026-06-1323.0
2026-06-1426.0
2026-06-1524.0
2026-06-1624.0
2026-06-1723.0
2026-06-1835.0
2026-06-1932.0
2026-06-2033.0
2026-06-2136.0
2026-06-2232.0
2026-06-2334.0
2026-06-2427.0
2026-06-2533.0
2026-06-2636.0
2026-06-2733.0
2026-06-2833.0
2026-06-2930.0
2026-06-3032.0
2026-07-0136.0
2026-07-0231.0
2026-07-0334.0
2026-07-0430.0
2026-07-0537.0
2026-07-0629.0
2026-07-0727.0
2026-07-0832.0
2026-07-0932.0
2026-07-1031.0
2026-07-1129.0
2026-07-1234.0
2026-07-1383.0
2026-07-1429.0
2026-07-1528.0
2026-07-1629.0
2026-07-1732.0
2026-07-1831.0
2026-07-1934.0
2026-07-2028.0
2026-07-2130.0
2026-07-2223.0
2026-07-2330.0
2026-07-2431.0
2026-07-2530.0
2026-07-2625.0
2026-07-2730.0
2026-07-2831.0
2026-07-2930.0
2026-07-3033.0
2026-07-3129.0
2026-08-0133.0
2026-08-0227.0
2026-08-0329.0
2026-08-0431.0
2026-08-0531.0
2026-08-0629.0
2026-08-0733.0
2026-08-0828.0
2026-08-0929.0
2026-08-1026.0
2026-08-1130.0
2026-08-1229.0
2026-08-1328.0
2026-08-1431.0
2026-08-1531.0
2026-08-1633.0
2026-08-1723.0
2026-08-1827.0
2026-08-1931.0
2026-08-2027.0
2026-08-2126.0
2026-08-2225.0
2026-08-2328.0
2026-08-2430.0
2026-08-2525.0
2026-08-2628.0
2026-08-2731.0
2026-08-2829.0
2026-08-2930.0
2026-08-3031.0
2026-08-3129.0
2026-09-0131.0
2026-09-0230.0
2026-09-0330.0
2026-09-0430.0
2026-09-0534.0
2026-09-0626.0
2026-09-0727.0
2026-09-0830.0
2026-09-0931.0
2026-09-1034.0
2026-09-1128.0
2026-09-1229.0
2026-09-1329.0

Source: IMF PortWatch · retrieved 16 Sep 2026 · CC BY-SA 4.0 (per third-party registry, not first-party-confirmed)

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