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Panama Canal — Live Tanker Traffic

Panama · 77 km wide · ~4 tankers/day avg
27
Vessels Currently in Zone
9.0
7-Day Avg/Day
63
7-Day Total
+34%
vs Prev 7d
4
Est. Daily Avg
Panama Canal — Tonnes (kt) per Day
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Vessels in Zone

VesselTypeFlagSpeedDestSeen
SEAWAYS WHEATChemical/Oil Products TankerMarshall Islands11.4 knLONG BEACH2026-10-29 17:46
NORD VALOROUSChemical/Oil Products TankerLiberia0.0 kn-2026-10-29 16:38
HAFNIA AXINITEChemical/Oil Products TankerSingapore0.0 kn-2026-10-29 16:11
LONE STAR MARINERChemical/Oil Products TankerMarshall Islands0.0 kn-2026-10-29 16:07
NAVE BELLATRIXChemical/Oil Products TankerPanama0.0 knPANAMA ANCH PACIFIC2026-10-29 15:50
SEAWAYS LEYTEChemical/Oil Products TankerMarshall Islands1.2 kn-2026-10-29 15:49
SEAWAYS KENOSHAChemical/Oil Products TankerLiberia0.0 knPANAMA CANAL2026-10-29 15:44
BARTHY VANGUARDLNG TankerLiberia8.2 kn-2026-10-29 15:32
FLEX ARTEMISLNG TankerMarshall Islands0.0 knOMISALJ2026-10-29 15:31
BROADWAYChemical/Oil Products TankerMarshall Islands10.1 kn-2026-10-29 14:42
NEW ACECrude Oil TankerLiberia8.8 knTARANTO2026-10-29 14:41
SEAWAYS GUAYAQUILCrude Oil TankerMarshall Islands0.0 knTAMPICO ANCH2026-10-29 14:41
ZARUMACrude Oil TankerPanama0.0 knESMERALDAS ANCH2026-10-29 14:40
CHALLENGE PINNACLEChemical/Oil Products TankerPanama0.0 kn-2026-10-29 14:28
VALVERDEChemical/Oil Products TankerMalta0.0 knQUEBEC2026-10-29 14:22
ENERGY ARIADNEChemical/Oil Products TankerUnited Kingdom (UK)14.6 kn-2026-10-29 14:18
HAI GONG YOU 309Oil Products TankerLiberia0.0 knCALLAO2026-10-29 13:55
SEA FALCON IChemical/Oil Products TankerMarshall Islands0.1 knCONCHAN2026-10-29 13:32
LARGO MARINERChemical/Oil Products TankerMarshall Islands0.0 knMAZATLAN2026-10-29 13:07
PINTAIL PACIFICChemical/Oil Products TankerSingapore0.0 knLAKE CHARLES2026-10-29 12:10
IONIAN FIGHTERChemical/Oil Products TankerPanama0.0 knPANAMA ANCH PACIFIC2026-10-29 11:59
HAFNIA ANDESINEChemical/Oil Products TankerMarshall Islands0.0 knCRISTOBAL2026-10-29 10:47
HAI GONG YOU 306Oil Products TankerLiberia0.0 knRODMAN2026-10-29 10:37
TORM DAGNYChemical/Oil Products TankerDenmark0.1 knTEXAS CITY2026-10-29 10:12
NAVE VELOCITYChemical/Oil Products TankerMarshall Islands0.0 knPUERTO BARRIOS2026-10-29 09:11
SEABULK PRIDECrude Oil TankerUnited States (USA)7.7 knHOUSTON ANCH2026-10-29 07:06
PAN ASIALNG TankerHong Kong19.2 knINCHEON2026-10-28 20:56

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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