JOC Staff | Oct 10, 2012 2:30PM EDT
The Panama Canal reached record tonnage of 333.7 million Panama Canal tons during fiscal year 2012, which ended Sept. 30.
The figure represents an increase of 11.6 million tons, a 3.6 percent increase from last year’s 322.1 million tons. It surpasses the previous record of 312.9 million tons recorded in 2007.
The top market segments during the fiscal year were full container vessels with 119.8 million tons, followed by dry bulk carriers and tankers.