Panama Canal Authority said on the 20th that freight transiting the canal reached a record in the last fiscal year after the Strait of Hormuz was closed amid Middle East fighting. The canal, which handles about 5% of global seaborne trade, recorded nearly 14,000 vessel transits between October and September and carried 521 mln tonnes of cargo, topping the prior FY2022 record of 518 mln tonnes.

2026-10-22

Panama Canal Authority said on the 20th that freight transiting the canal reached a record in the last fiscal year after the Strait of Hormuz was closed amid Middle East fighting. The canal, which handles about 5% of global seaborne trade, recorded nearly 14,000 vessel transits between October and September and carried 521 mln tonnes of cargo, topping the prior FY2022 record of 518 mln tonnes.