About this addon
Elevate your flight simulation experience with the "Panama/Suez Ships" add-on for Microsoft Flight Simulator! This package adds moving ships along the Panama and Suez Canals, complete with wake effects. In addition, animated container cranes bring extra life and realism to the port areas.
Key Features:
- Moving Ships: Watch ships navigate the Panama and Suez Canals, leaving dynamic water wakes behind them.
- Static Ships: Alongside the moving traffic, static ships are placed in various locations to enhance the harbor environment.
- Enhanced Scenery: 3D palm trees and tropical bushes have been added along the entire Panama Canal, enriching the visual experience.
- Ship Details: A total of 20 ships travel through each canal at a cruising speed of 15 knots.
- Compatibility: This add-on is compatible with the popular OrbX Panama scenery.
Important Notes:
This add-on is optimized for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
In Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, the Suez Canal works correctly, but the Panama Canal may display ships partially submerged in some areas. This happens because parts of the Panama Canal are located above sea level, and MSFS 2020 handles boats and water elevation differently from MSFS 2024. As a result, ships in Panama may remain at sea level instead of correctly following the canal water height.
Please also note that the OrbX Panama add-on has a bug that applies an ice effect to the canal water at the beginning and end of the canal, preventing wake effects from being visible in those areas. Throughout the rest of the canal, however, the wakes remain visible and add to the realism of the experience.
Requirements
- 734 MB of free disk space
Changelog
- Fixed several issues related to ship movement - Added more ships to the Suez Canal for increased traffic density
User Reviews
Catalina29
VerifiedApr 24, 2026
With this update, passing through the locks of the Panama Canal remains tricky, but overall the bugs in the previous version have been fixed. Well done!
Panama/Suez Ships
This add-on introduces moving and static ships to the Panama and Suez Canals in Microsoft Flight Simulator, complete with dynamic water wakes and animated container cranes at port areas. Additional scenery enhancements include 3D palm trees and tropical bushes along the Panama Canal. Twenty ships travel each canal at a realistic speed, contributing to immersive harbor environments. The package is compatible with OrbX Panama scenery, with a noted visual limitation affecting wake effects at certain canal segments.
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Details
- Category
- Scenery Enhancements
- Release Date
- Mar 11, 2026
- Last Updated
- Apr 24, 2026
- Reviews
- 1
- Compatibility
- MSFS2024
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