Panama retakes first place ahead of Suez

The Panama Canal is once again the preferred route for the world's major container shipowners when they need to transport cargo between the Far East and the US East Coast. New services have strengthened the Central American waterway, Alphaliner writes in a new analysis.
Photo: RINA
Photo: RINA
BY LOUISE VOGDRUP-SCHMIDT

In the competition between the world's two most important container shortcuts, the Panama Canal is once again the most important and most utilized ahead of the Suez Canal.

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