Panama Canal Scraps Planned October Draft Cut—for Now
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Due to the climate phenomenon of El Niño and the associated drought, the number of ships permitted to cross the waterway between the Atlantic and the Pacific will be reduced from 36 to 32 per day by mid-September.
From mid-September only 32 instead of 36 ships are allowed to cross per day. Panama has already declared the emergency due to the weather phenomenon
Drought forces Panama Canal to slash daily ship crossings
PANAMA CITY, Sept 5 — The Panama Canal on Friday began reducing the number of ships passing through due to a drought caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon.The Panama Canal Authority said low water levels in the two artificial lakes that feed the canal forced it to act.The number of vessels allowed through the waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans will be progressively lowered from 36 per day to 32 by mid-September.Panama has dec…
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