{
  "id": 237650,
  "title": "Panama Canal Announces New Draft Adjustments for Neopanamax Locks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/panama-canal-announces-new-draft-adjustments-for-neopanamax-locks",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-06T21:00:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hellenic Shipping News",
    "slug": "hellenic-shipping-news",
    "url": "https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/panama-canal-announces-new-draft-adjustments-for-neopanamax-locks/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Panama Canal Authority announced, through a notice to shipping companies, that effective August 26, 2026, the maximum authorized draft for vessels transiting the Neopanamax locks will be reduced to 48 feet (14.63 meters). A further adjustment will take effect on September 3, lowering the maximum draft to 47.5 feet (14.48 meters). The measure is ...",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}