Container capacity from Asia through Suez to the US east coast (USEC) has surpassed the Panama Canal for the first time.

Work has not even started on the touted Nicaragua Canal but its Panamanian rival has already lost its dominance in the container shipping market.

Figures show that the amount of containership capacity transiting Suez en route to East Coast North America (ECNA) ports has surpassed the Panama Canal.

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