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Panama Canal sets traffic record in 2019 on surge in LNG ships

The Panama Canal beats its own record, according to a new estimate for 2019. Growth in the number of LNG ships using the canal is a main factor boosting traffic.
Panamakanalen når 469 mio. tons i nyt estimat. | Photo: Carlos Jasso/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix/REUTERS / X03028
Panamakanalen når 469 mio. tons i nyt estimat. | Photo: Carlos Jasso/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix/REUTERS / X03028
by DANIEL LOGAN

Never have as many tons passed through the Panama Canal as will be the case for 2019, says the canal in a press release.

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