AGENCY REPORTS 30 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 30 ships waiting to enter the canal
early today. Over the next two days it expects --              
             4/03  4/04
                       Due: 36    28
      Scheduled to Transit: 38    38
           End-Day Backlog: 28    18
    Average waiting time tomorrow --
         Super Tankers  Regular Vessels
 North End:  19 hrs       8 hrs
 South End:  20 hrs      16 hrs
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