Panama Canal to Cut Maritime Traffic Again Due to El Nino
- The Panama Canal will reduce daily maritime traffic to an average of 29.5 transits starting in October due to the El Nino weather pattern.
- Panama has declared a nationwide emergency over El Nino, which is causing severe drought that threatens the canal's water supply needed to power its locks.
- About 5% of global trade passes through the Panama Canal, which cannot function without sufficient water to operate its lock system.
- In 2023, El Nino caused daily transits to drop from 38 to 22, and the approved budget aims to maintain safe and profitable operations amid these changes.
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From October onwards, the number of daily transits will be limited to 29.5 on average, after a first reduction to 32 on Tuesday, in order to save the fresh water necessary for the operation of the locksThe Panama Canal plans to further reduce its traffic due to the drought caused by the El Niño phenomenon, after first restrictions this month, announced Monday the direction of this seaway.The traffic will be limited to "an average of 29.5 transit…
The Panama Canal Authority now expects the maximum number of ships allowed to pass through the canal to be reduced to “an average of 29.5” due to El Niño. The post Panama Canal further reduces ship crossings due to El Niño appeared first on in.gr.
El Niño is straining the operation of the strategic sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific
Drought linked to El Niño brings new restrictions on ship transits through the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal is set to further reduce ship transits due to drought linked to El Niño, following initial restrictions that went into effect this month, the authority that manages the strategic waterway that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans said on Monday.
The canal now plans to limit the maximum number of vessels allowed to cross each day to "an average of 29.5 transits".
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