the Authority of the Channel of Panama hat has introduced a new one slowly of the tolls for the transit of the ships



To conclusion of beyond a year of consultations with the representatives of the various segments of the marine field the Authority of the Channel of Panama hat it has introduced a new one slowly of the rates for the transit of the ships in the Central American channel. The objective is beginning from to introduce the new tolls the April of 2016, in coincidence with the inauguration of the widening of the channel with the entrance in exercise of the third closed series of that the transit of ships of greater dimensions will allow.

Monday is begun the period in which they can be formally introduced observations with respect to the proposed new, that it is approved of on 24 December by the council of the Autoridad of the Canal de Panama City (the ACP). Moreover next 27 February will hold also a public audition. The last variation to the structure of the tolls is applied in the 2012s and 2013 for the segments of the ships for the bulk transport sand banks, of the oil tankers, chimichiere, the car carrier and the multipurpose ships, while the rates for the portacontainer, for the ships for cooled transport and the cruise ships are in vigor from 2011.

The new proposed introduced from the ACP previews the application of a toll based on different unit of measurement: for example, the amount of the rate for the portacontenitori ships is based on unit of measurement TEU, that is on the base of the cargo ability of the ships and on the full presence of container on board measured in container from 20 ', while for the ships that transport bulk sand banks is based on the gross capacities in tons and the weight in tons of the cargo. The new tolls for the ships fleeting are based on the places read, while for the ships that transport which liquified natural gas the unit of measurement is the cubic metre and for the tankers ton PC/UMS (Panama hat Canal Universal Measurement System).

Moreover, for the first time, new the slowly tariff one includes a program of loyalization for the segment of the portacontainer based on which the frequent visitors who will reach a specific volume of traffic defined in TEU will obtain reductions in price on the rates.

For the first time it is defined also a tariff plan for the transit of the ships for which liquified natural the gas transport based on the cargo ability in cubic metres. Currently these ships cannot pass in the channel because the width of their hull exceeds that of the locks. The plan previews the application of an incentive for the ships GNL that carry out a round-trip complete travel of through the channel.

For the dry bulker a differentiation of the toll is previewed depending on the fact that the ships transport grain, iron coal, mineral or other bulk sand banks. The ACP has explained that these rates are defined with the scope to encourage the transit in the channel of ships of greater dimensions: to the portarinfuse that they use the current Panamax locks, that rates based on their ability measured in gross capacities in tons allow the transit of long ships until 294 meters, wide until 32,31 meters and with a draught until 12,04 meters, will be applied, while to rinfusiere that they will journey through the closed new Neopanamax, that they will afford the transit of long ships until 366 meters, wide until 49 meters and with a draught until 15,24 meters, will be debited a based rate is on the ability measured in gross capacities in tons is on the cargo volume transported measured in long tons.

Alle tankers that will journey through the Panamax locks will be debited a toll based on the tons PC/UMS, while to those which they will use the closed new Neopanamax will be applied a based toll is on tons PC/UMS is on the cargo volume on board measured in long tons. Moreover they will be applied to reductions in price to the tankers that travel in ballast in order to stimulate use it of the channel by the tanker that they carry out their travel of return.

The proposed new of the ACP previews also to base the tolls for the ships for the gas transport of which liquified oil on the ability measured in cubic metres rather than in tons PC/UMS, while this last unit of measurement is maintained for the car carrier, for the ships ro-ro and the multipurpose ships.

For the ships fleeting a rate based on the number of places is previewed read: the Panamax ships will pay 144 dollars for every bed, while the ships that will journey through the new series of locks will pay 154 dollars for every bed.