The New Administrator of the Panama Canal Does Not Rule Out New Restrictions Due to El Niño.
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The drought forced a reduction in the number of ships passing through this waterway, which handles 5% of global maritime trade and operates using freshwater stored in two artificial lakes, now diminished by the lack of rain, from 36 to 32 per day. Between 2023 and 2024, limitations imposed by El Niño, whose effects are exacerbated by climate change, resulted in 2,700 fewer ships passing through. Espino de Marotta, a 64-year-old engineer and the…
In the face of a record water deficit aggravated by El Niño, the seaway already reduces the passage of ships. Its administrator warns that new water... Read more The Panama Canal forced to tighten the screw due to the drought appeared first on Le Singulier.
The Panama Canal evaluates to reduce up to 29 transits per day between February and March if the drought aggravated by the El Niño phenomenon persists.
Panama, 7 Sept 2026 (AFP) – The Panama Canal does not exclude any further restrictions on the passage of ships in the coming months, due to a drought aggravated by the climate phenomenon El Niño, declared Monday to the AFP its new administrator. The interoceanic route, which connects the Atlantic to the Pacific and through which transits [...] The article Panama Canal: possible new restrictions on passages due to El Niño appeared first on MARINE…
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