AGENCY REPORTS 39 SHIPS WAITING AT PANAMA CANAL
The Panama Canal Commission, a U.S.
government agency, said in its daily operations report that
there was a backlog of 39 ships waiting to enter the canal
early today. Over the next two days it expects --              
             2/26  2/27
                       Due: 27    35
      Scheduled to Transit: 35    41
           End-Day Backlog: 31    25
    Average waiting time tomorrow --
         Super Tankers  Regular Vessels
 North End:  13 hrs      15 hrs
 South End:   4 hrs      26 hrs
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