In January 2017, the Panama Canal set a new monthly tonnage record of 36.1 million Panama Canal tons (PC/UMS), with the transit of 1,260 ships through both the expanded and original locks, the canal authority announced. The previous record was set in December 2016, when 1,166 ships transited the waterway reaching a total of 35.4 million PC/UMS. … Continue reading Panama Canal Breaks Monthly Tonnage Record