Panama: Canal Operating normally; no ships detained

August 7, 2019

file image: A containership in the Panama Canal (CREDIT:CH2M)
file image: A containership in the Panama Canal (CREDIT:CH2M)

Panama's Canal Authority said on Wednesday that the canal was operating normally and without delays, adding that no ships had been detained in the trade waterway.

The entity posted the statement on Twitter in response to a tweet from Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, who said a ship carrying 25,000 tonnes of soy had been detained in the canal.

Reporting by Daina Beth Solomon

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