{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Panama Canal","description":"The Panama Canal is the roughly 82-kilometre artificial waterway linking the Atlantic, via the Caribbean, to the Pacific and sparing vessels the detour around Cape Horn. It is operated by the Panama Canal Authority (Autoridad del Canal de Panamá, ACP) and has two lock systems: the Panamax locks of 1914 and the larger Neopanamax locks opened in 2016. Because ships are lifted through the canal using fresh water from Gatun Lake, its capacity depends directly on rainfall in the watershed; in dry per","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Glossario Logistico Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/it/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/it/glossary/panama-canal","inLanguage":"it","dateModified":"2026-09-19T07:44:27.396212","citation":"Autoridad del Canal de Panamá (pancanal.com), Advisory to Shipping A-29-2026 und Mitteilung «Additional Measures to Address Reduced Precipitation in the Canal Watershed» (20.08.2026)","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/it/panama-canal","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Panama Canal · The Panama Canal is the roughly 82-kilometre artificial waterway linking the Atlantic, via the Caribbean, to the Pacific and sparing vessels the detour around Cape Horn. · Quelle: Autoridad del Canal de Panamá (pancanal.com), Advisory to Shipping A-29-2026 und Mitteilung «Additional Measures to Address Reduced Precipitation in the Canal Watershed» (20.08.2026)"}