Panama Canal: queue & transit monitor

The Panama Canal queue and transit monitor remains evolving, with ChartNav's monitor tracking conditions since January 2026. Per press reports from Splash247 dated July 21, the canal expects fiscal year 2026 revenue to surpass the 5.2 billion forecast, attributed to the Hormuz closure diverting ships, while Panama ports recorded a 1.8 percent increase in container volumes during the first half of 2026. Per gcaptain press of the same date, the Panama Canal is restricting bookings. ChartNav's monitor records zero transits over the past 24 hours against a median of one, drawing on 41 baseline days of data with AIS coverage at 0.89.