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Panama Canal — Live Tanker Traffic

Panama · 77 km wide · ~4 tankers/day avg
38
Vessels Currently in Zone
6.3
7-Day Avg/Day
44
7-Day Total
-2%
vs Prev 7d
4
Est. Daily Avg
Panama Canal — Tonnes (kt) per Day
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Vessels in Zone

VesselTypeFlagSpeedDestSeen
KODKODChemical/Oil Products TankerPanama0.1 kn-2026-08-13 08:57
SEAWAYS MELINAChemical/Oil Products TankerMarshall Islands0.2 kn-2026-08-13 08:54
ORIS MICHELLEChemical/Oil Products TankerLiberia0.0 kn-2026-08-13 08:52
YASA ALBATROSSChemical/Oil Products TankerMarshall Islands1.5 kn-2026-08-13 08:26
ORION SPIRITLNG TankerMalta0.0 knDAHEJ2026-08-13 08:13
VASILIKOChemical/Oil Products TankerLiberia0.0 kn-2026-08-13 08:02
PINTAIL PACIFICChemical/Oil Products TankerSingapore9.0 kn-2026-08-13 07:23
CABO KAMUICrude Oil TankerPanama0.0 knPANAMA ANCH PACIFIC2026-08-13 06:46
GREAT LAMDAChemical/Oil Products TankerSingapore0.9 kn-2026-08-13 06:41
MODESTYChemical/Oil Products TankerLiberia0.0 knQUINTERO2026-08-13 06:30
SK AUDACELNG TankerPanama0.0 knDARWIN2026-08-13 06:18
VICTORYCrude Oil TankerLiberia0.7 knPANAMA ANCH ATLANTIC2026-08-13 06:07
VIRGEN DEL QUINCHEOil Products TankerCyprus0.1 knHOUSTON2026-08-13 05:58
NORD VANGUARDChemical/Oil Products TankerMarshall Islands0.0 knRODEO2026-08-13 05:14
HANSA SEALANCEROil Products TankerMarshall Islands0.0 knPANAMA ANCH ATLANTIC2026-08-13 05:13
SILVER ELEANORChemical/Oil Products TankerMarshall Islands0.0 kn-2026-08-13 04:37
SUNRISECrude Oil TankerLiberia0.0 knCAMPANA2026-08-13 04:02
STOLT FOCUSChemical/Oil Products TankerCayman Islands0.0 kn-2026-08-13 02:57
TP RESOLVEChemical/Oil Products TankerNorway0.0 kn-2026-08-13 02:45
VS PROTECTORCrude Oil TankerUnited Kingdom (UK)0.0 knMARTINEZ2026-08-13 02:36
SILVER LINDAChemical/Oil Products TankerPanama0.0 knPANAMA ANCH PACIFIC2026-08-13 02:13
SUNRISE GLORYChemical/Oil Products TankerMarshall Islands0.0 kn-2026-08-13 02:06
HAFNIA AMESSIChemical/Oil Products TankerSingapore3.0 knGEISMAR2026-08-13 02:02
ELANDRA CEDARChemical/Oil Products TankerMarshall Islands0.0 knPANAMA ANCH PACIFIC2026-08-12 23:45
SILVER CINDYChemical/Oil Products TankerMarshall Islands12.5 kn-2026-08-12 23:30
NAVE BELLATRIXChemical/Oil Products TankerPanama0.2 knPANAMA ANCH PACIFIC2026-08-12 23:26
SEAWAYS LEYTEChemical/Oil Products TankerMarshall Islands0.0 kn-2026-08-12 23:25
CS FUJAIRAHChemical/Oil Products TankerMarshall Islands1.5 knCORPUS CHRISTI2026-08-12 23:07
SEAWAYS BONITACrude Oil TankerMarshall Islands0.2 knPUERTO ROSALES2026-08-12 22:41
ECO YOSEMITE PARKChemical/Oil Products TankerMarshall Islands0.1 kn-2026-08-12 22:15
BOW PRECISIONChemical/Oil Products TankerNorway0.1 knHOUSTON2026-08-12 22:15
VS PROSPERACrude Oil TankerUnited Kingdom (UK)0.0 knMELONES2026-08-12 21:36
EPHESOSCrude Oil TankerGreece0.0 knCOVENAS ANCH2026-08-12 21:22
BW TULIPLNG TankerSingapore16.3 knYEOSU ANCH2026-08-12 20:48
YUFU CROWNChemical/Oil Products TankerMarshall Islands10.7 kn-2026-08-12 20:03
BLUE PHOENIXChemical/Oil Products TankerCameroon0.2 kn-2026-08-12 19:49
UNIQUE GUARDIANChemical/Oil Products TankerHong Kong11.7 kn-2026-08-12 17:42
NAVE LUMINOSITYChemical/Oil Products TankerPanama12.8 kn-2026-08-11 10:22

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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