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Panama Canal — Live Tanker Traffic

Panama · 77 km wide · ~4 tankers/day avg
25
Vessels Currently in Zone
8.3
7-Day Avg/Day
58
7-Day Total
+53%
vs Prev 7d
4
Est. Daily Avg
Panama Canal — Tonnes (kt) per Day
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Vessels in Zone

VesselTypeFlagSpeedDestSeen
STI BATTERSEAChemical/Oil Products TankerMarshall Islands0.0 knESMERALDAS2026-09-14 13:15
NORD VULCANChemical/Oil Products TankerPanama11.6 knHOUSTON ANCH2026-09-14 13:09
MUHUT SILVERChemical/Oil Products TankerMarshall Islands0.7 kn-2026-09-14 12:54
ALTUM SIDUSChemical/Oil Products TankerMarshall Islands0.4 knPANAMA ANCH ATLANTIC2026-09-14 12:54
TORM FORTUNEChemical/Oil Products TankerDenmark0.0 kn-2026-09-14 12:50
OMODOSChemical/Oil Products TankerPanama0.1 knAMSTERDAM2026-09-14 12:13
BLUE PHOENIXChemical/Oil Products TankerCameroon0.1 knCRISTOBAL2026-09-14 11:27
VIRGEN DE LA AURORAChemical/Oil Products TankerCyprus0.0 knRECALADA2026-09-14 10:45
IONIAN FIGHTERChemical/Oil Products TankerPanama0.0 knPANAMA ANCH PACIFIC2026-09-14 09:32
CC QINGDAOChemical/Oil Products TankerSingapore0.1 kn-2026-09-14 08:29
HAFNIA OSPREYChemical/Oil Products TankerSingapore0.3 kn-2026-09-14 08:28
TORVANGERChemical/Oil Products TankerNorway0.2 knHOUSTON ANCH2026-09-14 08:14
CABO KAMUICrude Oil TankerPanama0.1 knPANAMA ANCH PACIFIC2026-09-14 07:53
FOREVER HARMONYChemical/Oil Products TankerSingapore0.0 kn-2026-09-14 07:52
JAL DHVANIChemical/Oil Products TankerSingapore0.0 knHOUSTON ANCH2026-09-14 07:30
AQUASURAZOCrude Oil TankerPortugal (Madeira)0.0 knBALBOA2026-09-14 07:20
SAN JACKChemical/Oil Products TankerSingapore0.0 knPANAMA ANCH PACIFIC2026-09-14 06:59
CABO MISAKICrude Oil TankerPanama0.0 knLONG BEACH ANCH2026-09-14 06:14
MOSSEL BAYChemical/Oil Products TankerSingapore0.0 knVANCOUVER2026-09-14 06:04
BOW OLYMPUSChemical/Oil Products TankerNorway0.0 knHOUSTON2026-09-14 05:39
STARLIGHT IIChemical/Oil Products TankerMarshall Islands0.0 knST CROIX2026-09-14 05:04
ORFEASCrude Oil TankerPortugal (Madeira)0.0 kn-2026-09-14 05:00
VS PROTECTORCrude Oil TankerUnited Kingdom (UK)0.1 knMARTINEZ2026-09-14 04:28
EPHESOSCrude Oil TankerGreece7.6 knCOVENAS2026-09-13 18:01
TABLE BAYChemical/Oil Products TankerSingapore9.0 knCALDERA ANCH2026-09-09 23:39

About Panama Canal

The Panama Canal is a 77-kilometre artificial waterway connecting the Atlantic (Caribbean) and Pacific Oceans through the Isthmus of Panama. For tankers, the canal provides a critical shortcut between US Gulf Coast LNG export terminals and Asian import markets - a route that would otherwise require circumnavigating South America.

LNG tankers became eligible to transit the expanded Panama Canal (with Neo-Panamax locks) only after the 2016 expansion, and this route has since become an important corridor for US LNG exports to Japan, South Korea, and China. However, the canal is sensitive to drought conditions: the 2023-2024 water shortage forced significant transit restrictions, causing backlogs and rerouting of LNG and tanker traffic.

TankerMap monitors tanker traffic in the Panama Canal zone in real time. The live tracking data below shows which LNG and crude oil tankers are currently in the canal corridor, including their speed, direction, and destination.

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