Indonesian Sailors Show Panama Canal Passage Rates, One-time Crossing Costs Rp5 Billion

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Indonesian Sailors Show Panama Canal Passage Rates, One-time Crossing Costs Reach Rp5 Billion

Dream - The Panama Canal, which cuts through North America and South America, has been open since August 15, 1914. This canal can reduce the travel time of ships as they do not need to go around the southern tip of South America. This canal also connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Ships from all over the world greatly benefit from this crucial Panama Canal, which spans 82 km.

"How much does it cost to pass through the Panama Canal?"

This canal has also helped 800,000 ships to cross since its opening, or 12,000 ships per year. The question is, how much is the price that ship owners have to pay when passing through the Panama Canal?

Indonesian Sailors Show Panama Canal Passage Rates, One-time Crossing Costs Rp5 Billion

To cross, a ship takes about 9 hours. Depending on the size of the ship. An Indonesian man who works on a cruise ship also provides an estimated price that is set by the Panama authorities.

In the TikTok video @risma_sitanggang, she explains that each ship has a different price when passing through the Panama Canal. This depends on the type and size of the ship. The company's cruise ship has to pay US$344,740 once to pass through the Panama Canal.

"So guys, the cruise ship passed through the Panama Canal, so the fee was US$344,740, entering the Panama Canal. The pilot was the one who said this."

"ungkapnya" in English is "he/she expressed."

Total Cost Rp5.1 Billion

The price, when converted to Indonesian Rupiah, reaches a fantastic amount of Rp5,171,100,000. "So, if yesterday the cruise ship where I work paid US$344,740. So, if this is converted to Rupiah, multiplied by Rp15,000 per dollar, it will be Rp5,171,100,000," calculated.

The man also explained that there are types of tanker ships that can even pay up to US$4 million in one passage through the Panama Canal. "So different ships, different lengths, different types have different prices. So if the ship I work on is like a cruise ship, it costs around five billion one hundred million. There was news yesterday that tanker ships could pay up to 4 million dollars just to pass through the Panama Canal, which used to have a long queue," he explained.

As information, the construction of the Panama Canal began in the 1500s but was only opened on August 15, 1914. The cost of the Panama Canal construction reached Rp5.351 trillion. This is the largest construction project in the history of the United States to date.

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