Ship Management Company.

PANAMA CANAL REQUIREMENT

Capt. Chetan Sharma

Benefits of the Panama Canal

Expansion

Largely decrease the instances of bottlenecks

Lower the average transit times by rendering raised capacity
Allow for transit of Post Panamax vessels
Increase capacity to 42 vessel per day & by 2020 to 51 vessel
per day

Capt. Chetan Sharma

Canal Expansion Program

Components

Deepening of Pacific and Atlantic entrance channels

Deepening and widening of the Gatun Lake navigation channel
Construction of new access channel for Pacific Locks
Construction of new Post Panamax Locks and water saving basins in the Atlantic and the Pacific
Increase the maximum operating level of Gatun Lake
Capt. Chetan Sharma

Capt. Chetan Sharma

Capt. Chetan Sharma

Increased Liner Services Connectivity

Via Panama Route Using Bigger
Vessels

Capt. Chetan
Sharma 2013
Source: ACP-MEMN Analysis, Compair Data,
February

Capt. Chetan Sharma

Capt. Chetan Sharma

Capt. Chetan Sharma

IMPACT TO TRANSITTING
VESSELS

Capt. Chetan Sharma

CONCERN ON TRANSITS
No Mules In New Locks Role and importance of tug boat will
increase.
Tug Boat Captains Will have to be highly trained to carry out
the new responsibility.
Pilots In Panama Canal Different maneuvering pattern in
locks and increased vessel size.
Neo Panamax vessels will need Panama approved chock
arrangement

Capt. Chetan Sharma

NEW CHOCK ARRANGMENT

For tug assistance in the new locks and for mooring in
the new locks, ACP has laid down new requirements for
mooring chocks.
Vessels of length 294.13mtrs or breadth over 32.31mtrs
are required to have double chocks (mooring) at the
stem and stern . Vessels are also required to have double
chocks on each side between 2.5 to 16 mtrs from the
stem and stern respectively.
ACP will inspect mooring chock layout for compliance
and will issue approval for vessel found in compliance.
(Please see below diagram for pictorial description of
the required layout)
Capt. Chetan Sharma

Capt. Chetan Sharma

MEASURES TAKEN BY SHIPPING

COMPANY
At Shipping Company we are aware of the requirement of the
panama canal.
We are in touch with local agents for updates to completion
time and any new requirement that is issued by ACP.
We are in the process of analyzing every vessels mooring
chock arrangement to check if it complies with the
requirement of the new panama canal.
We will present our findings, along with corrective action
suggestions to respective owners for their perusal.
If required, we will take assistance of specific companies for
review/modification and getting plan approval from ACP.
Capt. Chetan Sharma