In total, since the inauguration of the expansion, 610 ships of different sizes have passed through the new locks, 500 of which are neo-panamaxes, according to the Panama Canal Authority (ACP).
 "We also have transits by panamax-sized ships to ease traffic," ACP head of the board of inspectors Miguel Rodriguez said.
However, the transit of the Yang Ming Unity ran into problems as she entered the Atlantic Agua Clara locks and had to wait and let pass the next vessel to avoid any interruption in the Agua Clara lock operations.
Rodriguez reported that there was a problem in the electronic navigation equipment that pilots use to guide the vessel. Once the problem was solved, the ship Yang Ming Unity made it through the locks.
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