{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Neopanamax","description":"Neopanamax is the size class of vessels that can just fit through the new Panama Canal locks opened in 2016: up to around 366 metres in length, 51.25 metres in beam and 15.2 metres of draft, corresponding to a container capacity of roughly 14,000 TEU. The class replaced the smaller Panamax limit of the original locks and now shapes fleet planning for many shipping lines on trades between Asia and the US East Coast. It matters to freight forwarders because Neopanamax vessels carry a large share o","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/neopanamax","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-07-27T19:40:34.213013","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panamax","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/neopanamax","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Neopanamax · Neopanamax is the size class of vessels that can just fit through the new Panama Canal locks opened in 2016: up to around 366 metres in length, 51.25 metres in beam and 15.2 metres of draft, corresponding to a container capacity of roughly 14,000 TEU. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panamax"}