Drought-hit Panama Canal to restrict access for one year
- The drought-hit Panama Canal will maintain restrictions on ship passage for one year due to a shortage of rainwater, leading to a traffic jam of boats awaiting access to the crucial waterway.
- The current queue of boats waiting to enter the canal has increased to about 130 compared to the usual 90, and waiting times have increased to 11 days.
- The restrictions are due to a drought worsened by the El Nino phenomenon, forcing the canal to limit access to ships with a draft of 13.11m and resulting in a projected $200 million drop in earnings for 2024.
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Drought-hit Panama Canal to restrict access for one year
The drought-hit Panama Canal will maintain restrictions on the passage of ships for one year, a measure that has already led to a marine traffic jam as boats line up to enter the waterway linking two oceans.
Drought-hit Panama Canal to restrict access for one year
The drought-hit Panama Canal will maintain restrictions on the passage of ships for one year, a measure that has already led to a marine traffic jam as boats line up to enter the waterway linking two oceans.The canal is facing a shortage of rainwater needed to transfer ships through locks that function like water elevators,...
L’accès au canal de Panama sera réduit pendant un an en raison du manque de pluies.
126 freighters have recently jammed up on both sides of the Panama Canal, which is almost 40 percent more than in normal times. The reason is the...
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