During fiscal year 2024 (ranging from October 2023 to September 2024), the leading trade route in the Panama Canal in terms of traffic was the route going from the United States' East Coast to Asia, with more than *** thousand net PC/UMS tons. The route from the U.S. East Coast to South America's West Coast trailed in second, with nearly ****** tons.
only includes oceangoing commercial traffic; small commercial traffic not included
Supplementary notes
*The tonnage measurement system for the Panama Canal tolls assessment is the Panama Canal Universal System (PC/UMS). This amount also includes the PC/UMS tonnage for full container ship and passenger vessels.
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