Panama Canal traffic is recovering after the drought, with cargo tonnage up about 7% and transits up about 5% in fiscal 2026 as draft depth was restored.
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Key Facts
—What rose cargo volumes climbed faster than the number of ships, so bigger, fuller vessels are driving the recovery.
—Transits 10,726 ships crossed in the first nine months of fiscal 2026, up about 5.2% on a year earlier.
—Cargo the canal moved 389.96 million tons in that period, up about 7.2%, roughly 390 million tons.
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