817:
672:
660:
291:
980:
204:
192:
1087:
597:
306:
317:
1073:
726:, over limited federal funding for dredging/deepening projects—including both state and federal lawsuits filed by environmental groups in both states opposing the techniques planned to be used in dredging the Savannah River—also revolves around attracting the business of carriers whose fleets include New Panamax vessels.
348:, each of which is 110 ft (33.53 m) wide, 1,050 ft (320.04 m) long, and 41.2 ft (12.56 m) deep. The usable length of each lock chamber is 1,000 ft (304.8 m). The available water depth in the lock chambers varies, but the shallowest depth is at the south sill of the
432:
New
Panamax increases allowable draft to 15.2 m (49.9 ft); however, due to low rainfall, the Canal Authority limited draft to 43 feet when the new locks opened in June 2016, increasing it to 44 feet (13.41 meters) in August, "based on the current level of Gatun Lake and the weather forecast
428:
as a reference. The salinity and temperature of water affect its density, and hence how deep a ship will float in the water. The lake's water has a density of 995.4 kg/m, at 29.1 °C (84 °F). The physical limit is set by the lower (seaside) entrance of the Pedro Miguel locks. When the water
574:
began taking into account these dimensions for container ships. With the new locks, the Panama Canal is able to handle vessels with overall length of 366 m (1201 feet), 49 meters beam (increased by the Canal
Authority effective 1 June 2018 to 51.25 meters, to accommodate ships with 20 rows of
271:
The increasing prevalence of vessels of the maximum size is a problem for the canal, as a
Panamax ship is a tight fit that requires precise control of the vessel in the locks, possibly resulting in longer lock time, and requiring that these ships transit in daylight. Because the largest ships
565:
Construction of another set of larger locks led to the creation of the "Neopanamax" or "New
Panamax" ship classification, based on the new locks' dimensions of 427 m (1,401 ft) in length, 55 m (180 ft) in beam, and 18.3 m (60.0 ft) in depth.
788:(CIIT) project which the Mexican government has been executing since 2019. This expansion, which began in January 2022, consists on the creation of a new port with an access depth of 24 metres (79 ft), a 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) long
252:
since their constructions in 2019 and 2004 respectively. These dimensions give clear parameters for ships destined to traverse the Panama Canal and have influenced the design of cargo ships, naval vessels, and passenger ships.
429:
level in Lake GatĂşn is low during an exceptionally dry season, the maximum permitted draft may be reduced. Such a restriction is published three weeks in advance, so ship loading plans can take appropriate measures.
1037:, launched in 1940. Until World War II, the United States Navy required that all of their warships be capable of transiting the Panama Canal. The first US Navy warship design to exceed Panamax limits was the
828:
Due to the expansion, demand for 'Old
Panamax' ships has plummeted, resulting in ships being traded at scrap value. Some ships only seven years old have been sold for scrap, and others have been widened.
1244:
As of June 2018, the Canal increased the beam from 49 meters to 51.25 meters due to the training and experience acquired by the team during the operation of the neopanamax locks in almost three years.
1763:
405:
Width over outer surface of the shell plating: 106 ft (32.31 m). General exception: 107 ft (32.61 m), when draft is less than 37 ft (11.3 m) in tropical fresh water.
468:, but its maximum cargo would be about 52,500 tonnes during a transit due to draft limitations in the canal. New Panamax ships can carry 120,000 DWT. Panamax container ships can carry 5,000
1551:
792:
and a 300 metres (980 ft) wide mouth. This new port is planned to be inaugurated on
February 26, 2024. Between January 2020 and June 30, 2023, the government spent over 3.8 billion
256:
Panamax specifications have been in effect since the opening of the canal in 1914. In 2009, the ACP published the "New
Panamax" specification, which came into effect when the canal's
510:
battleships, which have a maximum beam of 108 ft 2 in (32.97 m), leaving less than 6 in (15 cm) margin of error between the ships and the walls of the locks.
768:, Canada, a major expansion of the South End Container Terminal was completed in 2012, extending the pier and increasing the berth depth from 14.5 to 16 metres (48 to 52 ft).
1704:
233:
in a publication titled "Vessel
Requirements". These requirements also describe topics like exceptional dry seasonal limits, propulsion, communications, and detailed ship design.
2431:
2371:
444:
is limited to 190 ft (57.91 m) measured from the waterline to the vessel's highest point; the limit also pertains to New
Panamax in order to pass under the
2230:
1467:
2001:
1981:-class aircraft carriers were the "last fleet carriers capable of passing through the canal’s original locks"). The paper is linked from Dr. Roger's website,
1577:
691:, all on the East Coast of the United States, have already increased their depth to at least 50 feet (15 m) to accommodate New Panamax ships; in 2015 the
555:, with support from about 78% of voters. Construction began in 2007, and after several delays, the new locks opened for commercial traffic on 26 June 2016.
785:
667:
in New York harbor was increased to accommodate New
Panamax ships by building a new, higher roadway inside the arch and then removing the lower roadway.
1790:
1766:[Interoceanic Corridor: the Secretariat of the Navy reports on progress on the ports of Coatzacoalcos, Salina Cruz, Chiapas and Dos Bocas].
1555:
1345:
1872:
1208:
1436:
1367:
372:, are the three limiting factors on a vessel's overall height for both Panamax and Neopanamax ships; the exact figure depends on the water level.
2415:
1294:
1239:
496:
that is 973 ft (297 m) long, with a beam of 106 ft (32 m). The widest ships to transit are the four battleships of both the
1279:
607:
1552:"Bill Johnson, Director of the Port of Miami, presented on the Port of Miami's Deep Dredge Project to the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce's…"
1522:
808:, is still 12 metres (39 ft) deep, but it has nonetheless been subjected to expansion and modernization to efficiently transport cargo.
764:, where ships berth in the tidal river rather than in the enclosed docks, coinciding with the opening of the widened Panama Canal locks. In
1315:
2616:
1835:
1661:
408:
New Panamax originally allowed a width of 49 m (161 ft). This was expanded to 51.25 m (168.14 ft) during June 2018.
2405:
816:
1159:
1500:
708:
700:
1061:
were designed with a folding deck-edge elevator to meet Panamax limits; the limit did not apply to subsequent US aircraft carriers.
734:, has completed the deepening of its harbor to 45 feet (14 m) for the same reason; and other ports seem likely to follow suit.
730:, is pursuing its "Mile Point" project with the prospect of deepening the St. John's River in anticipation of Post-Panamax traffic;
518:
Major Panamax bulk trade routes include Brazil to China, Australia to China, U.S. to China, China to China, and Australia to India.
1022:, launched in 1934, built with a 118-foot beam as she was intended solely for North Atlantic passenger runs. When she was moved to
1736:
552:
2264:
2052:
352:
and is 41.2 ft (12.56 m) at a Miraflores Lake level of 54 ft 6 in (16.61 m). The clearances under the
1917:
1962:
375:
The maximum dimensions allowed for a ship transiting the canal using the original locks and the new locks (New Panamax) are:
30:
This article is about the size criteria for ships travelling through the Panama Canal. For the medicine named "Panamax", see
1051:
on 12 February 1940, with the (never-realized) prospect of a new set of 140-foot wide locks to be built for the Canal. The
497:
533:
1476:
2009:
1901:
1764:"Corredor Interoceánico: Semar informa sobre avances en los puertos de Coatzacoalcos, Salina Cruz, Chiapas y Dos Bocas"
2538:
1585:
641:
2456:
2176:
2021:
1607:
1292:
OP NOTICE TO SHIPPING No. N-1-2010, Rev. 1 To: Steamship Agents, Owners and Operators Subject: Vessel Requirements
784:, Mexico, has been expanded to obtain the capacity to receive Post Panamax ships. This expansion forms part of the
260:, larger than the original two, opened on 26 June 2016. Ships that do not fall within the Panamax-sizes are called
2609:
2559:
707:
to 215 feet (66 m), at a cost of $ 1.7 billion, to allow New Panamax ships to reach container port facilities at
684:
680:
2885:
2256:
548:
527:
257:
1793:[Interoceanic Corridor: what are the characteristics of the ships which will arrive at Salina Cruz?].
749:
as a factor in constraining American dredging capacity for expanding ports to accommodate post-Panamax ships.
671:
2895:
2880:
2644:
696:
2890:
2850:
2420:
2355:
1256:
1052:
17:
2829:
2575:
2284:
580:
576:
473:
469:
171:
96:
1869:
1215:
3040:
2602:
2360:
2324:
2045:
1634:
1373:
746:
723:
1393:
2750:
2451:
2365:
2123:
361:
249:
35:
1291:
1038:
623:
1533:
2314:
2269:
2138:
1870:
Increase in Maximum Beam for Vessels in the Neopanamax Locks (ADVISORY TO SHIPPING No. A-11-2018)
1031:
738:
365:
245:
2792:
2696:
2554:
2512:
2319:
2299:
2128:
2075:
1954:
1324:
1166:
1023:
789:
540:
452:. Exception: 205 ft (62.5 m) when passage at low water (MLWS) at Balboa is possible.
445:
353:
241:
230:
800:, which has faced complications in recent years due to intense droughts. However, the port of
3035:
2686:
2461:
2171:
2038:
1117:
1048:
727:
504:
327:
1942:
1414:
2833:
2797:
2701:
2691:
2334:
2304:
2133:
493:
320:
1170:
8:
3045:
2875:
2376:
1950:
796:
to this expansion. The project's goal is to create a land-based route alternative to the
536:
to ease congestion and to allow larger ships to pass. The project was abandoned in 1942.
196:
3009:
2936:
2926:
2824:
2776:
2487:
2339:
2091:
1441:
1100:
965:
936:
928:
461:
421:
349:
345:
285:
128:
53:
2988:
1003:
denote ships larger than Panamax that do not fit in the original canal locks, such as
659:
393:
Other non-self-propelled vessels-tug combination: 850 ft (259.08 m) overall;
2625:
2410:
2394:
2329:
2309:
2166:
1958:
1943:
1897:
1578:"Navigational Clearance Project - Bayonne Bridge - The Port Authority of NY & NJ"
719:
688:
1705:"Tren del Istmo: estos son los buques masivos que llegarán al puerto de Salina Cruz"
2649:
2181:
1446:
1092:
1058:
2161:
1982:
1709:
1685:
Power, Bill (13 February 2012). "$ 35m port terminal project nearing completion".
699:" and is the closest deep-water port to the Panama Canal in the US. In 2017, the
369:
290:
2665:
2492:
2025:
2013:
1938:
1876:
1298:
1047:, designed circa 1940 but never built. The limit was specifically removed by the
765:
731:
615:
567:
276:, the canal effectively operates an alternating one-way system for these ships.
203:
191:
2911:
2855:
2639:
2237:
2225:
1817:
1016:
1012:
1008:
979:
742:
704:
664:
571:
449:
357:
310:
3029:
2921:
2916:
2745:
2113:
1078:
801:
579: (TEU); previously, it could only handle vessels up to about 5,000
424:(TFW). The name and definition of TFW is created by ACP using the freshwater
390:
Tug-barge combination, rigidly connected: 900 ft (274.32 m) overall
2006:
425:
2771:
2681:
2517:
2482:
2061:
1086:
984:
797:
793:
619:
417:
337:
336:, makes a very tight fit as she passes through the Miraflores Locks of the
295:
226:
1791:"Corredor Interoceánico: ¿cómo son los buques que llegarán a Salina Cruz?"
1240:"Watch: Largest Vessel In Dimension To Pass Through Expanded Panama Canal"
397:
New Panamax increases the allowable length to 366 m (1,201 ft).
383:
Overall (including protrusions): 950 ft (289.56 m). Exceptions:
2755:
2502:
2477:
2242:
2209:
2118:
2018:
1004:
777:
712:
305:
273:
31:
575:
containers) and 15.2 meters draft, and cargo capacity up to 14,000
316:
2974:
2507:
2497:
2204:
2108:
1132:
1044:
761:
544:
333:
240:
chambers, by the depth of water in the canal, and by the height of the
237:
236:
The allowable size is limited by the width and length of the available
207:
2999:
2969:
2717:
2533:
2103:
1977:"70 years of schemes to improve and enlarge the Panama Canal", p. 1 (
1346:"The New Panamax; 13,200-TEU Containership, 120,000 dwt Bulk Carrier"
1137:
1027:
757:
692:
441:
244:
since that bridge's construction, along with the clearance under the
2594:
3014:
2964:
2959:
2954:
2949:
1112:
1104:
805:
2188:
1282:, Joseph Bonney, joc.com, Aug 08, 2016, Accessed December 11, 2016
1030:
was necessary. The first post-Panamax warships were the Japanese
824:
about to transit New York Harbor via the heightened Bayonne Bridge
3004:
2944:
2740:
1122:
1108:
987:
of Panamax and Neopanamax with some other sizes in isometric view
225:) are terms for the size limits for ships travelling through the
1894:
Tramp to Queen: The Autobiography of Captain John Treasure Jones
583:. The Neopanamax standard accommodates ships up to 120,000 DWT.
2382:
2030:
1209:"Dimensions for Future Lock Chambers and "New Panamax" Vessels"
781:
272:
traveling in opposite directions cannot pass safely within the
1437:"Panama Canal Opens $ 5B Locks, Bullish Despite Shipping Woes"
387:
Container ship and passenger ship: 965 ft (294.13 m)
2993:
1127:
465:
1737:"Tren interoceánico, al 90%; muelle de Salina Cruz, al 30%"
1635:"To New Critics of the Foreign Dredge Act: Welcome Aboard!"
1026:, as a tourist attraction in 1967, a lengthy voyage around
344:
Panamax is determined principally by the dimensions of the
1662:"How to Make US Ports Competitive Again | RealClearPolicy"
1202:
1200:
1198:
1196:
1194:
1192:
1190:
991:
715:, Global Container, could handle the New Panamax ships.
484:
The longest ship ever to transit the original locks was
195:
Two Panamax ships seen almost touching the walls of the
1206:
1187:
675:
Bayonne Bridge with old roadway removed over the water
1280:
Canal adds foot to maximum draft of neo-Panamax locks
1154:
1152:
955:
New Panamax sizes are published in the metric system.
951:
949:
294:
An officer monitors the clearance of the cruise ship
1262:. The Panama Canal Authority. 1999-06-03. p. 10
1068:
543:(with the support of the Electoral Tribunal) held a
1501:"Panama canal expansion, reordering maritime trade"
786:
Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec
229:. The limits and requirements are published by the
1149:
946:
1608:"This 113-Year-Old Law Is Hurting American Ports"
1257:"Regulation on navigation in Panama Canal Waters"
3027:
1918:"Yamato Class Battleship – Japan (Pacific 1940)"
1698:
1696:
1475:, MAN B&W Two-stroke Engines, archived from
2416:United States District Court for the Canal Zone
1945:U.S. Battleships: An Illustrated Design History
1730:
1728:
1340:
1338:
27:Largest ships that can transit the Panama Canal
2610:
2046:
1693:
695:achieved the same in a project known as the "
604:The examples and perspective in this article
210:ship passing through the new Agua Clara Locks
1734:
1725:
1523:"'Maersk Djibouti' 5,000 TEU container ship"
1372:, Montclair State University, archived from
1335:
752:
534:new locks were proposed for the Panama Canal
460:A Panamax cargo ship would typically have a
1854:Verbreiterung von Panamax-Containerschiffen
811:
2617:
2603:
2053:
2039:
1818:"Why a ship worth $ 60m was sold as scrap"
2772:Panama Canal/Universal Measurement System
1815:
1429:
701:Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
642:Learn how and when to remove this message
1937:
1761:
1735:Silva Alanis, Pedro (2 September 2023).
1702:
978:
815:
718:As of April 2012, a controversy between
670:
658:
586:
315:
304:
289:
202:
190:
547:for Panamanian citizens to vote on the
14:
3028:
2817:
1836:"Maersk scrapping eight Panamax ships"
1632:
1626:
1469:Propulsion Trends in Container Vessels
1015:. The first post-Panamax ship was the
992:Post-Panamax and Post-Neopanamax ships
832:
737:The American conservative think tanks
679:Several ports, including the ports of
2624:
2598:
2034:
1762:Pamplona, Fabian (October 17, 2023).
1684:
1207:Manuel E. BenĂtez, ACP (2009-01-19).
709:Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal
1788:
1659:
590:
1703:Sabanero, Axel (13 February 2024).
1532:, Rickmers Maritime, archived from
119:General characteristics New Panamax
24:
1323:, Lloyd's register, archived from
551:. The expansion was approved by a
420:is 39.5 ft (12.04 m) in
279:
25:
3057:
2539:PSA Panama International Terminal
1995:
1953:: Naval Institute Press. p.
1816:Robertson, Jamie (1 March 2017).
1605:
663:Navigational clearance under the
455:
286:Cargo ship § Size categories
2060:
1789:RĂos, Jose (February 13, 2024).
1085:
1071:
760:built a new container terminal,
654:
595:
2983:
2275:New Panamax / Post-Panamax
1971:
1931:
1910:
1886:
1863:
1846:
1828:
1809:
1782:
1755:
1678:
1653:
1599:
1570:
1544:
1515:
1493:
1460:
1407:
1386:
1242:. Marine Insight. 16 May 2019.
958:
400:
44:General characteristics Panamax
2177:Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport
1415:"Top Five Panamax Bulk Trades"
1369:Background of the Panama Canal
1360:
1308:
1285:
1273:
1249:
1232:
549:Panama Canal expansion project
528:Panama Canal expansion project
472: (TEU), with 13,000
364:near the Culebra Cut, and the
346:canal's original lock chambers
13:
1:
2645:Length between perpendiculars
2421:1977 Torrijos–Carter Treaties
2356:1903 Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty
1143:
885:51.25 m (168.1 ft)
859:320.04 m (1,050 ft)
560:
1660:Tosi, Gregory (2021-03-19).
1633:Grabow, Colin (2022-04-29).
1317:Modern ship size definitions
703:raised the clearance of the
577:twenty-foot equivalent units
521:
470:twenty-foot equivalent units
231:Panama Canal Authority (ACP)
34:. For the film company, see
7:
2830:Twenty-foot equivalent unit
2361:1921 Thomson–Urrutia Treaty
1896:. The History Press. 2008.
1064:
896:12.04 m (39.5 ft)
893:12.56 m (41.2 ft)
868:366 m (1,200 ft)
862:294.13 m (965 ft)
822:CMA CGM Theodore Roosevelt,
618:, discuss the issue on the
87:12.04 m (39.5 ft)
63:289.56 m (950 ft)
10:
3062:
2777:Thames measurement tonnage
2325:George Washington Goethals
879:32.31 m (106 ft)
876:33.53 m (110 ft)
865:427 m (1,400 ft)
747:Foreign Dredge Act of 1906
724:Charleston, South Carolina
525:
479:
433:for the following weeks."
301:as she traverses the lock.
283:
154:57.91 m (190 ft)
146:51.25 m (168 ft)
138:366 m (1,201 ft)
79:57.91 m (190 ft)
71:32.31 m (106 ft)
29:
2935:
2904:
2868:
2851:Builder's Old Measurement
2843:
2810:
2785:
2764:
2751:Compensated gross tonnage
2733:
2726:
2710:
2697:Load line (Plimsoll Line)
2674:
2658:
2632:
2568:
2547:
2526:
2470:
2444:
2429:
2392:
2366:Isthmian Canal Commission
2348:
2292:
2283:
2255:
2218:
2197:
2154:
2147:
2084:
2068:
1852:Lutz MĂĽller, Olaf Doerk:
1614:. The Heritage Foundation
942:
902:15.2 m (50 ft)
771:
753:United Kingdom and Canada
539:On October 22, 2006, the
513:
476:for New Panamax vessels.
436:
378:
118:
43:
36:Benjamin Odell (producer)
1989:, accessed 10 April 2021
1883:, accessed 10 April 2021
1860:, Vol. 8/2017, pp. 12–17
1687:Halifax Chronicle-Herald
1305:, accessed 10 April 2021
899:18.3 m (60 ft)
820:A New Panamax ship, the
812:Impact on existing ships
411:
162:15.2 m (50 ft)
2927:Metacentric height (GM)
2650:Length at the waterline
2330:William Crawford Gorgas
2315:William Nelson Cromwell
2019:Panamax and New Panamax
1666:www.realclearpolicy.com
1007:and the largest modern
882:55 m (180 ft)
739:The Heritage Foundation
681:New York and New Jersey
532:As early as the 1930s,
2793:Gross register tonnage
2320:David du Bose Gaillard
2300:Philippe Bunau-Varilla
2129:Bridge of the Americas
2076:Panama Canal Authority
1741:El Imparcial de Oaxaca
1301:page 4. 16 April 2010
1167:Panama Canal Authority
1024:Long Beach, California
988:
825:
676:
668:
541:Panama Canal Authority
446:Bridge of the Americas
416:The maximum allowable
354:Bridge of the Americas
341:
313:
302:
242:Bridge of the Americas
211:
200:
2886:Standard displacement
2834:Intermodal containers
1214:. ACP. Archived from
1160:"Vessel Requirements"
1118:List of Panamax ports
1049:Secretary of the Navy
982:
819:
728:Jacksonville, Florida
674:
662:
587:Impact on world ports
319:
308:
293:
206:
194:
2798:Net register tonnage
2702:Under keel clearance
2560:Balboa Naval Station
2335:Ferdinand de Lesseps
2305:Ephraim S. Claybourn
2134:Panama Canal Railway
624:create a new article
616:improve this article
606:may not represent a
494:ore-bulk-oil carrier
2896:Normal displacement
2881:Loaded displacement
2377:Panama Canal Museum
1951:Annapolis, Maryland
1842:. 19 December 2016.
1558:on 21 November 2018
1348:. 12 September 2012
966:tropical freshwater
833:Comparison of sizes
711:. Previously, only
486:San Juan Prospector
422:tropical freshwater
2891:Light displacement
2825:Deadweight tonnage
2576:Balboa High School
2340:John Frank Stevens
2024:2015-12-12 at the
2012:2021-05-03 at the
1875:2018-04-27 at the
1858:Schiff & Hafen
1442:The New York Times
1394:"BB-61 Iowa-class"
1297:2021-12-04 at the
1035:-class battleships
989:
826:
780:, in the state of
677:
669:
490:Marcona Prospector
350:Pedro Miguel Locks
342:
314:
303:
258:third set of locks
250:Centennial Bridges
212:
201:
3041:Ship measurements
3023:
3022:
2984:§ Neopanamax
2965:Handymax/Supramax
2864:
2863:
2806:
2805:
2626:Ship measurements
2592:
2591:
2588:
2587:
2584:
2583:
2411:Canal Zone Police
2406:List of governors
2310:John G. Claybourn
2251:
2250:
2124:Centennial Bridge
1964:978-0-87021-715-9
1417:. 7 February 2017
1059:aircraft carriers
977:
976:
720:Savannah, Georgia
652:
651:
644:
626:, as appropriate.
464:of 65,000–80,000
362:Centennial Bridge
189:
188:
114:
113:
16:(Redirected from
3053:
2815:
2814:
2731:
2730:
2619:
2612:
2605:
2596:
2595:
2442:
2441:
2290:
2289:
2152:
2151:
2055:
2048:
2041:
2032:
2031:
1990:
1975:
1969:
1968:
1948:
1939:Friedman, Norman
1935:
1929:
1928:
1926:
1924:
1914:
1908:
1907:
1890:
1884:
1881:www.pancanal.com
1867:
1861:
1850:
1844:
1843:
1832:
1826:
1825:
1813:
1807:
1806:
1804:
1802:
1795:Diario del Istmo
1786:
1780:
1779:
1777:
1775:
1768:Diario del Istmo
1759:
1753:
1752:
1750:
1748:
1732:
1723:
1722:
1720:
1718:
1700:
1691:
1690:
1682:
1676:
1675:
1673:
1672:
1657:
1651:
1650:
1648:
1646:
1641:. Cato Institute
1630:
1624:
1623:
1621:
1619:
1606:Loris, Nicolas.
1603:
1597:
1596:
1594:
1593:
1584:. Archived from
1574:
1568:
1567:
1565:
1563:
1554:. Archived from
1548:
1542:
1540:
1538:
1527:
1519:
1513:
1512:
1510:
1508:
1497:
1491:
1489:
1488:
1487:
1481:
1474:
1464:
1458:
1457:
1455:
1454:
1447:Associated Press
1433:
1427:
1426:
1424:
1422:
1411:
1405:
1404:
1402:
1400:
1390:
1384:
1383:
1382:
1381:
1364:
1358:
1357:
1355:
1353:
1342:
1333:
1331:
1329:
1322:
1312:
1306:
1303:www.pancanal.com
1289:
1283:
1277:
1271:
1270:
1268:
1267:
1261:
1253:
1247:
1246:
1236:
1230:
1229:
1227:
1226:
1220:
1213:
1204:
1185:
1184:
1182:
1181:
1175:
1169:. Archived from
1164:
1156:
1101:Cargo ship sizes
1095:
1093:Transport portal
1090:
1089:
1081:
1076:
1075:
1074:
969:
962:
956:
953:
837:
836:
647:
640:
636:
633:
627:
599:
598:
591:
568:Naval architects
340:in October 1945.
197:Miraflores Locks
116:
115:
41:
40:
21:
3061:
3060:
3056:
3055:
3054:
3052:
3051:
3050:
3026:
3025:
3024:
3019:
2931:
2900:
2860:
2839:
2802:
2781:
2760:
2722:
2706:
2670:
2654:
2628:
2623:
2593:
2580:
2564:
2543:
2522:
2466:
2438:
2435:
2433:
2425:
2399:
2397:
2388:
2372:Health measures
2344:
2279:
2270:Atlantic Bridge
2265:2006 referendum
2247:
2231:Albrook Airport
2214:
2193:
2143:
2139:Atlantic Bridge
2080:
2064:
2059:
2026:Wayback Machine
2014:Wayback Machine
1998:
1993:
1976:
1972:
1965:
1936:
1932:
1922:
1920:
1916:
1915:
1911:
1904:
1892:
1891:
1887:
1877:Wayback Machine
1868:
1864:
1851:
1847:
1834:
1833:
1829:
1814:
1810:
1800:
1798:
1787:
1783:
1773:
1771:
1760:
1756:
1746:
1744:
1733:
1726:
1716:
1714:
1701:
1694:
1683:
1679:
1670:
1668:
1658:
1654:
1644:
1642:
1631:
1627:
1617:
1615:
1604:
1600:
1591:
1589:
1576:
1575:
1571:
1561:
1559:
1550:
1549:
1545:
1536:
1525:
1521:
1520:
1516:
1506:
1504:
1499:
1498:
1494:
1485:
1483:
1479:
1472:
1466:
1465:
1461:
1452:
1450:
1435:
1434:
1430:
1420:
1418:
1413:
1412:
1408:
1398:
1396:
1392:
1391:
1387:
1379:
1377:
1366:
1365:
1361:
1351:
1349:
1344:
1343:
1336:
1327:
1320:
1314:
1313:
1309:
1299:Wayback Machine
1290:
1286:
1278:
1274:
1265:
1263:
1259:
1255:
1254:
1250:
1238:
1237:
1233:
1224:
1222:
1218:
1211:
1205:
1188:
1179:
1177:
1173:
1162:
1158:
1157:
1150:
1146:
1091:
1084:
1077:
1072:
1070:
1067:
1013:passenger ships
994:
973:
972:
963:
959:
954:
947:
835:
814:
774:
755:
745:have cited the
732:Mobile, Alabama
657:
648:
637:
631:
628:
613:
600:
596:
589:
572:civil engineers
563:
530:
524:
516:
482:
458:
439:
414:
403:
381:
366:Atlantic Bridge
288:
282:
280:Ship dimensions
39:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
3059:
3049:
3048:
3043:
3038:
3021:
3020:
3018:
3017:
3012:
3007:
3002:
2997:
2991:
2986:
2977:
2972:
2967:
2962:
2957:
2952:
2947:
2941:
2939:
2933:
2932:
2930:
2929:
2924:
2919:
2914:
2912:Inclining test
2908:
2906:
2902:
2901:
2899:
2898:
2893:
2888:
2883:
2878:
2872:
2870:
2866:
2865:
2862:
2861:
2859:
2858:
2856:Moorsom System
2853:
2847:
2845:
2841:
2840:
2838:
2837:
2827:
2821:
2819:
2812:
2808:
2807:
2804:
2803:
2801:
2800:
2795:
2789:
2787:
2783:
2782:
2780:
2779:
2774:
2768:
2766:
2762:
2761:
2759:
2758:
2753:
2748:
2743:
2737:
2735:
2728:
2724:
2723:
2721:
2720:
2714:
2712:
2708:
2707:
2705:
2704:
2699:
2694:
2689:
2684:
2678:
2676:
2672:
2671:
2669:
2668:
2662:
2660:
2656:
2655:
2653:
2652:
2647:
2642:
2640:Length overall
2636:
2634:
2630:
2629:
2622:
2621:
2614:
2607:
2599:
2590:
2589:
2586:
2585:
2582:
2581:
2579:
2578:
2572:
2570:
2566:
2565:
2563:
2562:
2557:
2551:
2549:
2545:
2544:
2542:
2541:
2536:
2530:
2528:
2524:
2523:
2521:
2520:
2515:
2510:
2505:
2500:
2495:
2490:
2485:
2480:
2474:
2472:
2468:
2467:
2465:
2464:
2459:
2454:
2448:
2446:
2439:
2430:
2427:
2426:
2424:
2423:
2418:
2413:
2408:
2402:
2400:
2398:(1904–1979/99)
2393:
2390:
2389:
2387:
2386:
2379:
2374:
2369:
2363:
2358:
2352:
2350:
2346:
2345:
2343:
2342:
2337:
2332:
2327:
2322:
2317:
2312:
2307:
2302:
2296:
2294:
2287:
2281:
2280:
2278:
2277:
2272:
2267:
2261:
2259:
2253:
2252:
2249:
2248:
2246:
2245:
2240:
2235:
2234:
2233:
2222:
2220:
2216:
2215:
2213:
2212:
2207:
2201:
2199:
2195:
2194:
2192:
2191:
2186:
2185:
2184:
2179:
2174:
2172:CristĂłbal port
2169:
2158:
2156:
2149:
2145:
2144:
2142:
2141:
2136:
2131:
2126:
2121:
2116:
2111:
2106:
2101:
2100:
2099:
2088:
2086:
2082:
2081:
2079:
2078:
2072:
2070:
2066:
2065:
2058:
2057:
2050:
2043:
2035:
2029:
2028:
2016:
2004:
1997:
1996:External links
1994:
1992:
1991:
1970:
1963:
1930:
1909:
1903:978-0752446257
1902:
1885:
1879:14 April 2018
1862:
1845:
1827:
1808:
1781:
1754:
1724:
1692:
1677:
1652:
1625:
1598:
1582:www.panynj.gov
1569:
1543:
1514:
1492:
1459:
1428:
1406:
1385:
1359:
1334:
1307:
1284:
1272:
1248:
1231:
1186:
1147:
1145:
1142:
1141:
1140:
1135:
1130:
1125:
1120:
1115:
1097:
1096:
1082:
1066:
1063:
993:
990:
983:Comparison of
975:
974:
971:
970:
957:
944:
943:
940:
939:
933:
931:
925:
923:
919:
918:
915:
913:
910:
908:
904:
903:
900:
897:
894:
891:
887:
886:
883:
880:
877:
874:
870:
869:
866:
863:
860:
857:
853:
852:
849:
846:
843:
842:Original locks
840:
834:
831:
813:
810:
773:
770:
754:
751:
743:Cato Institute
705:Bayonne Bridge
665:Bayonne Bridge
656:
653:
650:
649:
610:of the subject
608:worldwide view
603:
601:
594:
588:
585:
562:
559:
526:Main article:
523:
520:
515:
512:
481:
478:
457:
456:Cargo capacity
454:
438:
435:
413:
410:
402:
399:
395:
394:
391:
388:
380:
377:
311:container ship
284:Main article:
281:
278:
187:
186:
183:
182:
179:
175:
174:
168:
164:
163:
160:
156:
155:
152:
148:
147:
144:
140:
139:
136:
132:
131:
125:
121:
120:
112:
111:
108:
107:
104:
100:
99:
93:
89:
88:
85:
81:
80:
77:
73:
72:
69:
65:
64:
61:
57:
56:
50:
46:
45:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3058:
3047:
3044:
3042:
3039:
3037:
3034:
3033:
3031:
3016:
3013:
3011:
3010:VLCC and ULCC
3008:
3006:
3003:
3001:
2998:
2995:
2992:
2990:
2987:
2985:
2981:
2978:
2976:
2973:
2971:
2968:
2966:
2963:
2961:
2958:
2956:
2953:
2951:
2948:
2946:
2943:
2942:
2940:
2938:
2934:
2928:
2925:
2923:
2922:Angle of loll
2920:
2918:
2915:
2913:
2910:
2909:
2907:
2903:
2897:
2894:
2892:
2889:
2887:
2884:
2882:
2879:
2877:
2874:
2873:
2871:
2867:
2857:
2854:
2852:
2849:
2848:
2846:
2842:
2835:
2831:
2828:
2826:
2823:
2822:
2820:
2816:
2813:
2809:
2799:
2796:
2794:
2791:
2790:
2788:
2784:
2778:
2775:
2773:
2770:
2769:
2767:
2763:
2757:
2754:
2752:
2749:
2747:
2746:Gross tonnage
2744:
2742:
2739:
2738:
2736:
2732:
2729:
2725:
2719:
2716:
2715:
2713:
2709:
2703:
2700:
2698:
2695:
2693:
2690:
2688:
2687:Moulded depth
2685:
2683:
2680:
2679:
2677:
2673:
2667:
2664:
2663:
2661:
2657:
2651:
2648:
2646:
2643:
2641:
2638:
2637:
2635:
2631:
2627:
2620:
2615:
2613:
2608:
2606:
2601:
2600:
2597:
2577:
2574:
2573:
2571:
2567:
2561:
2558:
2556:
2555:Galeta Island
2553:
2552:
2550:
2546:
2540:
2537:
2535:
2532:
2531:
2529:
2525:
2519:
2516:
2514:
2511:
2509:
2506:
2504:
2501:
2499:
2496:
2494:
2491:
2489:
2486:
2484:
2481:
2479:
2476:
2475:
2473:
2469:
2463:
2460:
2458:
2455:
2453:
2450:
2449:
2447:
2443:
2440:
2437:
2436:installations
2428:
2422:
2419:
2417:
2414:
2412:
2409:
2407:
2404:
2403:
2401:
2396:
2395:US Canal Zone
2391:
2385:
2384:
2380:
2378:
2375:
2373:
2370:
2367:
2364:
2362:
2359:
2357:
2354:
2353:
2351:
2347:
2341:
2338:
2336:
2333:
2331:
2328:
2326:
2323:
2321:
2318:
2316:
2313:
2311:
2308:
2306:
2303:
2301:
2298:
2297:
2295:
2291:
2288:
2286:
2282:
2276:
2273:
2271:
2268:
2266:
2263:
2262:
2260:
2258:
2254:
2244:
2241:
2239:
2236:
2232:
2229:
2228:
2227:
2224:
2223:
2221:
2217:
2211:
2208:
2206:
2203:
2202:
2200:
2196:
2190:
2187:
2183:
2180:
2178:
2175:
2173:
2170:
2168:
2165:
2164:
2163:
2160:
2159:
2157:
2155:Atlantic side
2153:
2150:
2146:
2140:
2137:
2135:
2132:
2130:
2127:
2125:
2122:
2120:
2117:
2115:
2114:Chagres River
2112:
2110:
2107:
2105:
2102:
2098:
2095:
2094:
2093:
2090:
2089:
2087:
2083:
2077:
2074:
2073:
2071:
2067:
2063:
2056:
2051:
2049:
2044:
2042:
2037:
2036:
2033:
2027:
2023:
2020:
2017:
2015:
2011:
2008:
2005:
2003:
2000:
1999:
1988:
1984:
1980:
1974:
1966:
1960:
1956:
1952:
1947:
1946:
1940:
1934:
1919:
1913:
1905:
1899:
1895:
1889:
1882:
1878:
1874:
1871:
1866:
1859:
1855:
1849:
1841:
1837:
1831:
1823:
1819:
1812:
1796:
1792:
1785:
1769:
1765:
1758:
1742:
1738:
1731:
1729:
1712:
1711:
1710:Radio FĂłrmula
1706:
1699:
1697:
1688:
1681:
1667:
1663:
1656:
1640:
1636:
1629:
1613:
1609:
1602:
1588:on 2018-10-07
1587:
1583:
1579:
1573:
1557:
1553:
1547:
1539:on 2011-07-15
1535:
1531:
1524:
1518:
1502:
1496:
1482:on 2008-11-17
1478:
1471:
1470:
1463:
1448:
1444:
1443:
1438:
1432:
1416:
1410:
1395:
1389:
1376:on 2009-04-21
1375:
1371:
1370:
1363:
1347:
1341:
1339:
1330:on 2012-02-24
1326:
1319:
1318:
1311:
1304:
1300:
1296:
1293:
1288:
1281:
1276:
1258:
1252:
1245:
1241:
1235:
1221:on 2009-05-06
1217:
1210:
1203:
1201:
1199:
1197:
1195:
1193:
1191:
1176:on 2021-12-28
1172:
1168:
1161:
1155:
1153:
1148:
1139:
1136:
1134:
1131:
1129:
1126:
1124:
1121:
1119:
1116:
1114:
1110:
1106:
1102:
1099:
1098:
1094:
1088:
1083:
1080:
1079:Panama portal
1069:
1062:
1060:
1057:
1055:
1050:
1046:
1043:
1041:
1036:
1034:
1029:
1025:
1021:
1020:
1014:
1010:
1006:
1002:
998:
986:
981:
967:
961:
952:
950:
945:
941:
938:
935:120,000
934:
932:
930:
926:
924:
921:
920:
916:
914:
911:
909:
906:
905:
901:
898:
895:
892:
889:
888:
884:
881:
878:
875:
872:
871:
867:
864:
861:
858:
855:
854:
850:
847:
844:
841:
839:
838:
830:
823:
818:
809:
807:
803:
802:Coatzacoalcos
799:
795:
794:Mexican pesos
791:
787:
783:
779:
769:
767:
763:
759:
750:
748:
744:
740:
735:
733:
729:
725:
721:
716:
714:
710:
706:
702:
698:
694:
693:Port of Miami
690:
686:
682:
673:
666:
661:
655:United States
646:
643:
635:
632:February 2024
625:
621:
617:
611:
609:
602:
593:
592:
584:
582:
578:
573:
569:
558:
556:
554:
550:
546:
542:
537:
535:
529:
519:
511:
509:
507:
502:
500:
495:
491:
487:
477:
475:
471:
467:
463:
453:
451:
450:Balboa harbor
447:
443:
442:Vessel height
434:
430:
427:
423:
419:
409:
406:
398:
392:
389:
386:
385:
384:
376:
373:
371:
367:
363:
359:
355:
351:
347:
339:
335:
332:
330:
326:, one of the
325:
324:
318:
312:
307:
300:
299:
292:
287:
277:
275:
269:
267:
266:super-Panamax
263:
259:
254:
251:
247:
243:
239:
234:
232:
228:
224:
220:
216:
209:
205:
198:
193:
185:
184:
180:
177:
176:
173:
169:
166:
165:
161:
158:
157:
153:
150:
149:
145:
142:
141:
137:
134:
133:
130:
127:120,000
126:
123:
122:
117:
110:
109:
105:
102:
101:
98:
94:
91:
90:
86:
83:
82:
78:
75:
74:
70:
67:
66:
62:
59:
58:
55:
51:
48:
47:
42:
37:
33:
19:
3036:Panama Canal
2979:
2876:Displacement
2457:France Field
2381:
2349:Construction
2274:
2219:Pacific side
2096:
2062:Panama Canal
2002:Tanker ships
1986:
1983:Panama Canal
1978:
1973:
1944:
1933:
1921:. Retrieved
1912:
1893:
1888:
1880:
1865:
1857:
1853:
1848:
1839:
1830:
1821:
1811:
1801:February 14,
1799:. Retrieved
1797:(in Spanish)
1794:
1784:
1774:February 14,
1772:. Retrieved
1770:(in Spanish)
1767:
1757:
1747:February 14,
1745:. Retrieved
1743:(in Spanish)
1740:
1715:. Retrieved
1713:(in Spanish)
1708:
1686:
1680:
1669:. Retrieved
1665:
1655:
1643:. Retrieved
1638:
1628:
1616:. Retrieved
1612:Heritage.org
1611:
1601:
1590:. Retrieved
1586:the original
1581:
1572:
1560:. Retrieved
1556:the original
1546:
1534:the original
1529:
1517:
1505:. Retrieved
1495:
1484:, retrieved
1477:the original
1468:
1462:
1451:. Retrieved
1449:. 2016-06-26
1440:
1431:
1419:. Retrieved
1409:
1397:. Retrieved
1388:
1378:, retrieved
1374:the original
1368:
1362:
1350:. Retrieved
1325:the original
1316:
1310:
1302:
1287:
1275:
1264:. Retrieved
1251:
1243:
1234:
1223:. Retrieved
1216:the original
1178:. Retrieved
1171:the original
1053:
1039:
1032:
1018:
1005:supertankers
1001:over-Panamax
1000:
997:Post-Panamax
996:
995:
985:bounding box
960:
927:52,500
851:Neo-Panamax
827:
821:
798:Panama Canal
776:The port of
775:
756:
736:
717:
678:
638:
629:
605:
564:
557:
538:
531:
517:
505:
499:South Dakota
498:
489:
485:
483:
459:
440:
431:
415:
407:
404:
401:Width (beam)
396:
382:
374:
343:
338:Panama Canal
328:
322:
297:
270:
265:
262:post-Panamax
261:
255:
235:
227:Panama Canal
222:
218:
214:
213:
170:14,000
52:52,500
18:Post-Panamax
2996:(Qatar-max)
2765:Specialized
2756:Net tonnage
2452:Albrook AFB
2434:US military
2368:(1904–1906)
2243:Panama City
2210:Culebra Cut
2182:BahĂa LimĂłn
2119:Culebra Cut
1987:web.mst.edu
1840:www.joc.com
1717:14 February
1421:16 February
1107:, Panamax,
848:Third locks
778:Salina Cruz
713:GCT Bayonne
697:Deep Dredge
553:wide margin
334:battleships
274:Culebra Cut
219:New Panamax
181:Opened 2016
106:Opened 1914
95:5,000
32:Paracetamol
3046:Ship types
3030:Categories
2975:Malaccamax
2493:De Lesseps
2462:Howard AFB
2205:Gatun Lake
2109:Gatun Lake
2085:Structures
2069:Management
2007:Ship sizes
1671:2022-08-23
1592:2018-02-04
1486:2009-04-30
1453:2016-06-26
1380:2006-02-08
1266:2012-12-10
1225:2010-05-02
1180:2005-05-16
1144:References
1133:Malaccamax
1045:battleship
1019:Queen Mary
790:breakwater
762:Liverpool2
561:Neopanamax
545:referendum
426:Lake GatĂşn
223:Neopanamax
208:Neopanamax
3000:Seawaymax
2970:Handysize
2905:Stability
2734:Worldwide
2718:Air draft
2692:Freeboard
2569:Education
2534:Coco Solo
2445:Airfields
2257:Expansion
2167:Arco Iris
2148:Locations
2104:Gatun Dam
1923:4 January
1645:23 August
1618:23 August
1562:4 January
1507:9 October
1503:. CMA CGA
1399:4 January
1352:4 January
1138:Seawaymax
1028:Cape Horn
1009:container
964:Draft in
758:Liverpool
689:Baltimore
620:talk page
522:Expansion
321:USS
3015:Yamalmax
2960:Chinamax
2955:Capesize
2950:Baltimax
2811:Capacity
2513:Randolph
2022:Archived
2010:Archived
1941:(1985).
1873:Archived
1822:BBC News
1639:Cato.org
1295:Archived
1113:Capesize
1105:Handymax
1065:See also
806:Veracruz
614:You may
323:Missouri
309:Panamax
246:Atlantic
167:Capacity
92:Capacity
3005:Suezmax
2989:PĂ©niche
2980:Panamax
2945:Aframax
2844:Archaic
2818:Current
2786:Archaic
2741:Tonnage
2659:Breadth
2518:Sherman
2483:Clayton
2285:History
2198:Passage
2097:Panamax
1123:Suezmax
1109:Suezmax
1040:Montana
922:Tonnage
917:13,000
856:Length
845:Panamax
766:Halifax
685:Norfolk
480:Records
215:Panamax
124:Tonnage
49:Tonnage
2937:Limits
2869:Weight
2727:Volume
2711:Height
2633:Length
2503:Gulick
2478:Amador
2432:Former
2383:Box 25
2293:People
2238:Gamboa
2226:Balboa
1961:
1900:
1856:. In:
1056:-class
1042:-class
1033:Yamato
890:Draft
873:Width
782:Oaxaca
772:Mexico
722:, and
687:, and
514:Routes
488:, now
466:tonnes
437:Height
379:Length
360:, the
358:Balboa
331:-class
298:Ryndam
151:Height
135:Length
76:Height
60:Length
2994:Q-Max
2682:Draft
2675:Depth
2548:Radio
2527:Ports
2508:Kobbe
2498:Grant
2488:Davis
2471:Forts
2189:GatĂşn
2162:ColĂłn
2092:Locks
1979:Essex
1537:(PDF)
1530:Fleet
1526:(PDF)
1480:(PDF)
1473:(PDF)
1328:(PDF)
1321:(PDF)
1260:(PDF)
1219:(PDF)
1212:(PDF)
1174:(PDF)
1163:(PDF)
1128:Q-Max
1054:Essex
912:5,000
622:, or
508:class
501:class
492:, an
418:draft
412:Draft
370:Colon
178:Notes
159:Draft
103:Notes
84:Draft
2982:and
2917:List
2666:Beam
1959:ISBN
1925:2014
1898:ISBN
1803:2024
1776:2024
1749:2024
1719:2024
1647:2022
1620:2022
1564:2014
1509:2017
1423:2022
1401:2014
1354:2014
1017:RMS
1011:and
968:(TF)
907:TEUs
741:and
570:and
506:Iowa
503:and
329:Iowa
248:and
238:lock
221:(or
217:and
143:Beam
68:Beam
1955:332
999:or
937:DWT
929:DWT
581:TEU
474:TEU
462:DWT
448:at
368:in
356:at
296:MS
264:or
172:TEU
129:DWT
97:TEU
54:DWT
3032::
1985:,
1957:.
1949:.
1838:.
1820:.
1739:.
1727:^
1707:.
1695:^
1664:.
1637:.
1610:.
1580:.
1528:,
1445:.
1439:.
1337:^
1189:^
1165:.
1151:^
1111:,
1103::
948:^
804:,
683:,
268:.
2836:)
2832:(
2618:e
2611:t
2604:v
2054:e
2047:t
2040:v
1967:.
1927:.
1906:.
1824:.
1805:.
1778:.
1751:.
1721:.
1689:.
1674:.
1649:.
1622:.
1595:.
1566:.
1541:.
1511:.
1490:.
1456:.
1425:.
1403:.
1356:.
1332:.
1269:.
1228:.
1183:.
645:)
639:(
634:)
630:(
612:.
199:.
38:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
