Panama Canal trials JIT to cut dwell time before ships start transit
THE Panama Canal Authority (ACP) is considering ways to develop a just-in-time service to allow booked vessels to arrive one hour before their scheduled transit time instead of arriving earlier and waiting for several hours at anchor before beginning their transit.
In order to properly evaluate the functionality of this new service and determine appropriate regulations, the ACP will be conducting trials from February 1, lasting for up to 60 days.
Participation in the trial will be limited exclusively to booked vessels. These must be equipped with a type A AIS device and must have submitted the "Just-In-Time Service Trial Period Request Form" no later than 96 hours prior to 0900 hours on the intended transit date, via email to booking@pancanal.com.
During the trial period, the ACP will select up to four booked vessels per day, and no more than two vessels in each direction. If the number of requests exceeds the number of available slots, the assignment of those two slots will be determined based on the order in which the requests to participate in the trial period were received, reports GAC's port news.
THE Panama Canal Authority (ACP) is considering ways to develop a just-in-time service to allow booked vessels to arrive one hour before their scheduled transit time instead of arriving earlier and waiting for several hours at anchor before beginning their transit.
In order to properly evaluate the functionality of this new service and determine appropriate regulations, the ACP will be conducting trials from February 1, lasting for up to 60 days.
Participation in the trial will be limited exclusively to booked vessels. These must be equipped with a type A AIS device and must have submitted the "Just-In-Time Service Trial Period Request Form" no later than 96 hours prior to 0900 hours on the intended transit date, via email to booking@pancanal.com.
During the trial period, the ACP will select up to four booked vessels per day, and no more than two vessels in each direction. If the number of requests exceeds the number of available slots, the assignment of those two slots will be determined based on the order in which the requests to participate in the trial period were received, reports GAC's port news.