FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin The Panama Canal has announced that, starting July 1, the maximum allowed draft for vessels using the Neopanamax locks will be reduced to 49.5 feet (15.09 meters). This change is based on current and expected water levels in Gatun Lake and is part of the canal’s ongoing strategy to manage water resources. The adjustment will not reduce the number of daily ship transits but is intended to optimize water use during seasonal conditions. RelatedNews Iceland advances labor standards with ratification of ILO Conventions No. 188 and 191 U.S. Treasury sanctions LPG vessels linked to Iran var jnews_module_21374893_0_6a27e0c5b57c5 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21374893","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"1650,372,2339","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet":"","ads_image_phone":"","ads_image_link":"","ads_image_alt":"","ads_image_new_tab":"","google_publisher_id":"","go