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Panama Canal Scraps Planned October Draft Cut—for Now

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The Panama Canal has postponed a planned reduction in the maximum draft for vessels using its Neopanamax locks, offering some near-term relief for ship operators even as the waterway continues...
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World News: The Panama Canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific has begun to reduce the number of ships passing through because of the drought caused by the El Niño climate phenomenon.

The Panama Canal Authority has begun reducing the number of ships passing through the canal due to the drought caused by the El Niño weather phenomenon. The authority stated that the decrease in water levels in the two artificial lakes feeding the canal made this decision necessary. The number of ships passing through the waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans will be gradually reduced from 36 to 32 per day until mid-September. Pana…

Panama City, 5 Sep (Latin Press) The Panama Canal will maintain at 48 feet (14.63 meters) the maximum authorized draught for the neopanamax ships, after a new assessment of the levels of Lake Gatún and the weather projections, became known today. The post Panama Canal maintains at 48 feet the draught for ships neopanamax first appeared on News Prensa Latina.

The Panama Canal, which connects the Atlantic with the Pacific, has begun to reduce the number of vessels passing through it due to the drought caused by El Niño climate. The Panama Canal Authority explained that the low water levels in two artificial lakes have forced the Canal to take such action, and that the number of vessels allowed to pass through the waterway will be gradually reduced by [...] the Panama Canal by reducing the number of sh…

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gCaptain broke the news in Morro Bay, United States on Saturday, September 5, 2026.
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