Shipping men may be interested in an official announcement by the Panama Canal Board that they will hereafter engage to supply coal and oil to meet the needs of those ships only which transit the Canal, or which form connecting links with Canal ports.
From June 1, 192, and until further notice, Canal ports therefore cannot considered as bunkering ports for vessels which call there merely for fuel.
In addition to the facilities the Panama Canal Board are offering, private companies are reported to have stocks of fuel there. The weekly paper which issued in the Canal-Zone mentions that the price of Diesel oil supplied by private companies had advanced to $4 per barrel. The situation is such that it is most advisable that vessels requiring Diesel oil should make arrangements in advance of arrival, for delivery, as supplies are very limited, and private companies are protecting steamer lines which have fuel contracts with them.
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