When every regular booking period at the Panama Canal is exhausted and a vessel still needs to transit at short notice, the slot auction is the remaining route: the Panama Canal Authority auctions a small share of the daily transits to the highest-bidding carriers and charterers.
Source: Panama Canal Authority, Advisory to Shipping A-07-2026; Frachtportal-Artikel «Panamakanal kürzt Slots»
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