Panama Canal Transit Data

Unlock strategic trade intelligence on the Panama Canal — the artery connecting Atlantic and Pacific trade and a chokepoint for global supply chains

Gain visibility into shipments transiting the Panama Canal, identify shippers and consignees on interoceanic routes, find new customers, and monitor your competitors across one of the world’s most strategic waterways.

Get Panama Canal data

Request a Demo

See every shipment through the Panama Canal

Panama Canal transit data on ImportGenius

Discover the key fields available in ImportGenius’ Panama Canal dataset — detailed transit and shipment records designed for supplier vetting, lead generation, route analysis, and competitive intelligence.

Product description

Declared contents of each shipment moving through the canal. Use it together with ImportGenius aggregation tools to find the key importers and suppliers of the specific products you are interested in.

Consignee details (name, address)

Identify the business receiving the shipment, with its declared address — useful for prospecting new leads, discovering competitors, and understanding the markets served by canal routes.

Vessel, voyage number, and carrier

See the ship transporting the cargo, its voyage number, and the ocean carrier operating the service — helpful for analysing carrier market share, route capacity, and the transport services your competitors rely on.

Country of origin and destination country

Trace where goods are produced and where they are headed — useful for mapping interoceanic trade lanes, assessing sourcing trends, and detecting advantages from trade agreements.

Container details (type, size, status)

Assess shipment scale and logistics profile through container type, container feet, and load status — evaluate supply consistency, equipment usage, and market demand for specific goods.

Bill of lading and arrival date

Access the unique shipment identifier assigned by the carrier or freight forwarder, plus the arrival date, to track individual transactions and monitor whether traders ship on schedule.

More available data

Origin port

Port of destination

Port of unloading

Download sample data

At a glance

Panama Canal trade snapshot

Annual transits: 13,404 (FY2025), up 19.3% year on year

Cargo tonnage: 489.1 million PC/UMS tons (FY2025), up 15.6% year on year

Vessel mix: 3,342 Neopanamax and 10,062 Panamax transits

Top segments: Container vessels, bulk carriers, chemical tankers, and LPG carriers lead canal traffic

Plans for major port developments and infrastructure

2020

Partimban Port (West Java)

Phase 1 active; full capacity by 2027 (7.5M TEUs, 600K vehicles)

2026

Tanjung Priok (Jakarta)

Expansion to 12M TEUs with new rails links to logistics hubs.

Ongoing

Sea Toll & Sulawesi Corridor

New Bitung and Kendari terminals to lower logistics costs.

Planned

High-Speed Rail

Phase 1 active; full capacity by 2027 (7.5M TEUs, 600K vehicles)

How ImportGenius helps with Panama Canal trade data

ImportGenius provides direct access to Panama Canal transit records and regularly updated shipment data.

Competitive intelligence

Track competitors’ suppliers, products, carriers, and route choices.

Talk to our team

Interface showing selection of bar graph type for consignees by shipments with a bar chart displaying shipment volumes of top 50 consignees.

User interface screen showing a search panel with options to import or export data, dropdowns for Product and HS Code, and counters for searches used and remaining.

Supplier discovery & vetting

Identify and validate qualified suppliers in Panama Canal.

Talk to our team

Supply chain visibility & risk management

Monitor interoceanic route exposure, transit patterns, and disruption risks on one of the world’s busiest chokepoints.

Talk to our team

World map with supply chain connections between countries including United States, United Kingdom, France, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Kazakhstan, and Russia, showing directional lines and colored data points.

Screen displaying a search interface for import or export data by HS Code with results for codes starting with 18 related to cocoa products.

Freight & logistics prospecting

Find leads among the importers, exporters, and carriers active on canal routes, and see your competitors’ clients.

Talk to our team

Data available for the following countries

Search global import and export records from Asia, Europe and Latin America

Turn Panama Canal transit data into your next growth strategy.

Track key shippers, consignees, vessels, and routes to identify new suppliers, benchmark competitors, and uncover market opportunities on the waterway linking two oceans.

View pricing

Screenshot of a company search results page showing a table with product descriptions, importer details, and options to export report, save search, create email alert, and contact companies.

Abstract background with smooth gradient shapes in blue and orange tones.