A new monthly record was set in January for LNG tanker transits of the Panama Canal, as US shipments to Asia surged, according to the operator of the Canal. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Fifty-eight LNG vessels transited through the Neopanamax Locks last month, breaking the previous monthly record of 54 transits in January 2020, the Panama Canal Authority said in a statement Feb. 3. Wait times for LNG tankers passing through without a reservation have eased so far in February. The average wait for those vessels stood at six days in both directions on Feb. 3, the Canal Authority told S&P Global Platts, responding to questions. Two weeks earlier, the average wait time for LNG tankers without reservations was 11 days for […]