AGENCY REPORTS 39 SHIPS WAITING AT PANAMA CANAL

  The Panama Canal Commission, a U.S.
  government agency, said in its daily operations report that
  there was a backlog of 39 ships waiting to enter the canal
  early today. Over the next two days it expects --              
               2/26  2/27
                         Due: 27    35
        Scheduled to Transit: 35    41
             End-Day Backlog: 31    25
      Average waiting time tomorrow --
           Super Tankers  Regular Vessels
   North End:  13 hrs      15 hrs
   South End:   4 hrs      26 hrs
  

