As reported in last Update, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has currently maintained the same plan over the next several months with reduced reservation slots dropping down to a low of 18 daily by February 1. However, FreightWaves is now reporting that with the continued traffic to the canal (avoiding diverted routes) the average wait time for ships without a reservation has risen dramatically from 2.1 days on November 1 to 11.4 as of Wednesday this week for southbound transits. (More at: FreightWaves, “No Reservation at Panama Canal? Prepare for a long wait” Greg Miller, 11/29/2023)