Who is "us?"
>>24637863
Let us take a moment to contemplate the zen of bacon
>>24637909
>I get attacked/deleted for posting the truth
I am unable to take you seriously when you post shit from flakes like Henry Ford
They are both deeply disappointed in you
I'm daydreaming about being close by Macron and von der Leyen but my imagination is having a hard time figuring out which one will have the highest pitched screaming fits. At least until Macron gets pimp slapped again for damaging "her" calm
I know a great deal of history, tis you that is retarded
Hormuz fallout pushes Panama Canal close to full capacity
Sam Chambers May 22, 2026
Disruption in the Strait of Hormuz is helping drive a sharp rise in Panama Canal traffic, with the waterway now operating close to maximum capacity as US energy exports to Asia surge.
According to new analysis from BIMCO, average daily transits through the canal have risen 8% year-on-year so far in 2026 to 38 vessels per day, largely driven by tanker demand.
“Transits have been especially high during the past five weeks, rising 16% year-on-year, as US energy exports to the Pacific jumped,” said Filipe Gouveia, shipping analysis manager at BIMCO.
The escalation of conflict involving Iran and the resulting reduction in Strait of Hormuz transits have tightened global energy supplies and boosted commodity prices, prompting buyers in Asia and on the west coast of the Americas to source more cargoes from the US Gulf.
That shift has increased competition for Panama Canal slots, particularly among tanker operators.
“The daily maximum capacity of the Panama Canal is around 36 to 40 transits, meaning it is currently operating close to maximum capacity,” Gouveia said.
While some transits are reserved well in advance, others are sold via daily auctions for last-minute slots. According to BIMCO, the recent spike in demand has pushed up auction prices and contributed to a 50% year-on-year rise in waiting times, which now average 47 hours.
Container vessels, LPG carriers, oil tankers and bulkers together account for roughly 77% of canal traffic. Liners generally secure slots earlier because of fixed schedules, while bulk and tanker operators often bid closer to sailing dates.
As costs and delays rise, some operators are increasingly weighing alternative routes via the Cape of Good Hope or Cape Horn despite longer voyage distances and higher bunker consumption.
BIMCO also warned that weather could create further complications later this year. The possible return of the El Niño climate pattern between May and July threatens rainfall levels feeding Gatun Lake, the canal’s primary water reservoir.
When El Niño severely impacted the canal in late 2023 and early 2024, daily transits were slashed to just 22 ships and maximum draught restrictions were imposed.
The Panama Canal Authority sought to downplay concerns over congestion in comments sent to Splash, stressing that million-dollar auction prices remained “unique exceptions, not the rule”.
A spokesperson said average auction prices between October 2025 and February 2026 were approximately $130,000, although preliminary figures for March and April showed averages closer to $385,000 because of “temporary market dynamics caused by geopolitical developments”.
The canal authority added that around 85% of vessels transit using standard reservation systems or long-term slot allocations, while waiting periods mainly affect ships arriving without pre-booked slots.
“Even though the Panama Canal records both, vessels with and without a reservation, it is important to separate them to avoid the impression of a congestion,” the spokesperson said.
Separately, the Panama Canal Authority has appointed Ilya Espino de Marotta as administrator of the canal for the 2026-2033 period, making her the first woman to lead the strategic waterway.
https://splash247.com/hormuz-fallout-pushes-panama-canal-close-to-full-capacity/
Henry Ford as he got older decided the company was to continue with the Model T despite his competition having nice things like electric starters and enclosed interiors
Then again I recall shill's favorite tactic is to start arguments in order to waste bread and bury goodies
''Hmmmmmm"
Putin vows retaliation after accusing Ukraine of hitting student dormitory
Jaroslav Lukiv 8 hours ago
Vladimir Putin has promised retaliation after accusing Ukraine of carrying out a deadly attack on a student dormitory in an occupied part of eastern Ukraine.
Eighteen people were killed and 42 others injured in the overnight strike in the town of Starobilsk, in the Luhansk region, Russia's emergencies ministry said. Another three people are believed to be trapped under the rubble.
Ukraine's military said it had hit the headquarters of Russia's elite Rubicon drone military unit in Starobilsk. It did not say whether it was the same building as the one identified by Russia.
But Putin said there were "no military facilities, intelligence service facilities or related services in the vicinity".
"Therefore, there is absolutely no basis for claiming that the munitions struck the building as a result of our air defence or electronic warfare systems," he said at a reception in his Kremlin residence in Moscow on Friday.
He ordered the Russian military to prepare "proposals" on how to retaliate.
The Russian leader said the Ukrainian strike had been carried out in three waves using 16 drones.
Russia's state-run TV showed what it said was one of the injured students, identifying her as Diana Shovkun, aged 19.
She had head injuries after being hit by a collapsing concrete slab, the report said.
No photos or videos of those who Moscow says were killed were shown.
Early on Saturday, Russian officials reported two people had been injured after falling debris from drones triggered a fire at an oil depot in Russia's Black Sea port of Novorossiysk.
The general headquarters of the southern Krasnodar region said "several technical administrative buildings caught fire" and fragments of drones fell on a fuel terminal.
Two people were injured and were being treated in hospital, the headquarters said. No deaths were reported.
The general headquarters said drones had also damaged private homes in the port city of Anapa further north.
Ukraine's military said late on Friday that an overnight strike had targeted Rubicon's headquarters in Starobilsk. It accused fighters from the special drone unit of regularly striking civilians and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine.
The statement also said that Ukrainian forces were "causing damage to military infrastructure and facilities used for military purposes, strictly adhering to the norms of international humanitarian law, laws and customs of war".
On Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the headquarters of Russia's security service FSB had been hit in the Moscow-seized area of Ukraine's southern Kherson region.
About 100 Russian "occupiers" were either killed or injured, he added.
Moscow's military has not commented on the issue, but one pro-Kremlin Telegram channel reported "casualties" after what it described as a "massive drone strike".
Ukraine has repeatedly accused Russia's military of deliberately targeting civilians since the start of Moscow's full-scale invasion in 2022 - a charge Moscow regularly denies.
Last week, Ukrainian officials said 24 people were killed - including three girls - when a Russian missile destroyed a block of a high-rising residential building in the capital Kyiv.
The Kun has decided that bbc.com is a spam link. Not my fault, dindu nuffin