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- What is the current toll paid for transiting the Canal?
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Details at http://www.pancanal.com/eng/maritime/tolls.html.
- How many times have the tolls been increased?
As of July 1, 2003, there have been 10 toll increases:
- July 8, 1974 – 19.7%
- November 18, 1976 – 19.5%
- October 1, 1979 – 29.3%
- March 12, 1983 – 9.8%
- October 1, 1989 – 9.8%
- October 1, 1992 – 9.9%
- January 1, 1997 – 8.2%
- January 1, 1998 – 7.5%
- October 1, 2002 – 8%
- July 1, 2003 – 4.5%
- May 1, 2005, May 1, 2006 and May 1, 2007 – Adjustment per TEU
The following increases have been approved:
- 2007 - 5.7% average (with implementation dates on July 1, 2007 and October 1, 2007)
- 2008 - 14.2% average (with implementation dates on May 1, 2008 and October 1, 2008)
- 2009 - 10.1% average (with implementation dates on May 1, 2009 and October 1, 2009)
- What is the lowest toll paid to date?
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The lowest tolls to date were paid by Richard Halliburton, who swam the Panama Canal in 1928. Halliburton paid only 36 cents.
- Which vessel made the fastest transit through the Panama Canal?
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The fastest transit was made by the U.S. Navy hydrofoil Pegasus, which crossed the Canal from Miraflores to Gatun in 2 hours 41 minutes in June 1979.
- How many vessels have transited the Canal since its inauguration?
- At the end of fiscal year 2006, 943,042 vessels had used the waterway since its opening on August 15, 1914.,
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