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Panama Canal — Live Tanker Traffic

Panama · 77 km wide · ~4 tankers/day avg
15
Vessels Currently in Zone
0.9
7-Day Avg/Day
6
7-Day Total
-25%
vs Prev 7d
4
Est. Daily Avg
Panama Canal — Tonnes (kt) per Day
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Vessels in Zone

VesselTypeFlagSpeedDestSeen
VS PROSPERACrude Oil TankerUnited Kingdom (UK)0.0 knPANAMA ANCH PACIFIC2026-06-15 12:46
ENERGY ENDURANCELNG TankerMarshall Islands0.0 knATLANTIS2026-06-15 10:57
DINA FOil Products TankerLiberia0.0 knPANAMA ANCH PACIFIC2026-06-15 10:06
PELAGIC TURBOTCrude Oil TankerCyprus0.0 knMELONES2026-06-15 09:25
CABO DESEADOCrude Oil TankerMarshall Islands0.1 knPANAMA ANCH ATLANTIC2026-06-15 09:06
ENERGY CENTAURCrude Oil TankerUnited Kingdom (UK)0.0 knKARACHI2026-06-15 08:56
SEAWAYS GUAYAQUILCrude Oil TankerMarshall Islands0.0 knPANAMA ANCH PACIFIC2026-06-15 08:50
CABO MISAKICrude Oil TankerPanama0.1 knPANAMA ANCH PACIFIC2026-06-15 08:28
CABO KAMUICrude Oil TankerPanama0.0 kn-2026-06-15 08:27
NEAPOLISCrude Oil TankerGreece2.4 knPANAMA ANCH PACIFIC2026-06-15 08:26
AQUASURAZOCrude Oil TankerPortugal (Madeira)0.1 knBALBOA2026-06-15 08:17
SAMOSCrude Oil TankerBahamas0.1 knBALBOA2026-06-15 07:45
XIN SHEN YANGCrude Oil TankerChina0.4 knRAS TANURA2026-06-15 06:31
SEAWAYS YOSEMITECrude Oil TankerMarshall Islands0.1 kn-2026-06-15 04:19
AMARTHEACrude Oil TankerMalta12.6 knBALBOA2026-06-15 03:25

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.

Other straits: Strait of Hormuz · Suez Canal · Strait of Malacca · bab-el-mandeb · Strait of Gibraltar