In fiscal year 2024, a period that ended last year 30 September, a total of 11,240 ships, with a decrease of -20.2% on the fiscal year of which 9,943 were large commercial ships (including seven free transits), with a decrease of -21.3%.

In the first nine months of the 2024 calendar year, the channel Central American was crossed overall by 8,466 ships, with a reduction of -18.9% on the period January-September last year, including 6,444 large ships commercial (-30.8%). The ships transited carried 137.8 million of tons of goods (-34.6%).

In the third quarter of the 2024 calendar year alone, traffic maritime traffic in the canal was 3,013 ships, with a decrease in -6.5% over the corresponding period of 2023, of which 1,865 large commercial ships (-38.3%). The ships transited carried 42.3 million tons of cargo (-36.9%).

From total vessel transits that occurred in fiscal year 2024 the Panama Canal Authority has collected a total of almost five billion balboa, with an increase of 180 million balboa compared to the previous fiscal year despite the significant Drop in traffic caused by the long period of drought in the region that has forced a ceiling to be placed on transits. The Panamanian authority has announced that in the fiscal year just concluded a decrease of -5% in Channel management costs.