Panama Canal receives largest container ship to date

The Panama Canal has completed a trial transit of Evergreen’s Triton, a Neopanamax container vessel with a capacity of 15,313 teu, making it the largest to pass through the expanded canal since it opened in June 2016.

In July 2018, the canal increased the maximum allowable beam for vessels transiting the Neopanamax locks from 49 m to 51.25 m, citing its operation team’s training and experience since the opening.

The Triton has a 20-row beam of 51.2 m and a length of 369 m, exceeding the waterway’s established maximum vessel length of 366 m.