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Panama Canal Congestion Drives Gas Tankers To Unusual Routes

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By Nicholas Lua Aug 28, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Growing congestion at the Panama Canal is forcing some gas tankers into unusual journeys, from a rare detour around South America to the possible...

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Congestion in the Panama Canal increases the transport of LP gas to Asia and forces ships to search for routes.

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The Panama Canal's large agglomeration forces some vessels carrying liquefied gases to resort to unusual voyages, from the bypass of South America through the Magellan Strait to the transfer of cargo from one ship to another, writes Bloomberg...

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Chaos in Panama: 19-day record queues and droughts block gas supplies. Tankers change route circumnavigating the South American continent. The article The Panama Canal is collapsed: 19 days of tail and gas ships forced to dubbe South America comes from Economic Scenarios.

Congestion in the Panama Canal is causing increasing disruptions to global gas shipments, forcing ship operators to resort to unusual solutions to avoid queues. Some ships are waiting up to 19 days to cross, while others are choosing extremely long routes around South America, Bloomberg reports. According to maritime traffic monitoring data, near the port of Balboa, on Panama’s Pacific coast, two large ships have been observed carrying out an un…

The war with Iran has diverted more traffic through the canal, while authorities place restrictions on the amount of cargo

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Business Times broke the news in Singapore, Singapore on Friday, August 28, 2026.
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