Panama Canal ?
Anyone know for a fact , the cost to jump through the canal surrounded by a 47ft sailboat ??
Answers: Okay 2 issues here..first who to ask:
First, it's going to be rather difficult to contact the Panama Canal Commission since in attendance is no such entity in existence. The ruling and regulation body for the canal is presently the Autoriadad del Canal Panama otherwise agreed as the ACP. Miraflores is a set of locks with a musuem attached to it..at hand would be no one at hand that would be competent enough to help out you..In Panama if it is not their job...it really is NOT their career..no one go out of their way. Best to reach a deal to the right people.
I cannot supply you an exact quote..nobody but the ACP can do that..don't listen to Americans that were here within the day..that hours of daylight has be over for some time and ACP has changed everything. You very soon pay for the type of vessel, it's displacement, it's mass ..tolls per ton run around $3.80..and that is in recent times weight...displacement ton tolls run $2.09 per displaced ton.
Now don't ponder you can sail right up and bring in vein..it ain't that way..you inevitability a booking slot for either a northbound or southbound passageway and well contained by advance. depending on what flea market segment you are, cargo or pleasure..most of the time 4-6 months...
Best to contact ACP:
write:
Panama Canal Authority
P.O. Box 526725
Miami, FL 33152-6725
U.S.A
or call(best if you habla espanol):
011-507-272-7602 or 272-1465
So the long and short of it is..in that is no short of it..no easy answer for a so-many foot boat..it isn't done that path..
an educated guess here will be that the toll would probably be from $1500 on the cheap side to $5000 on the soaring side..
The average container ship is paying 100-300K per transit..
I live here and I have no opinion where the money go..this should be Dubai instead of a third world country for all the income explicitly made at the Canal...
Best of Luck..happy sea...
The best thing for you to do is to contact someone at the Panama Canal Commission or contained by Miraflores.
Prices is not something you can find on internet, weight of the boat, length, type, etc is taken into consideration.
Good Luck!
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