Panama is looking into new sources of water for the Panama Canal, which moves six percent of global maritime trade but recently had to restrict traffic due to drought, its operator said.However, Panama is facing a biting drought, made worse by the El Nino weather phenomenon, which has also forced canal administrators to restrict the waterway to ships with a maximum draft (water depth) of 13.11 meters (43 feet).
Severe drought is reducing the number of daily passages on the transoceanic shipping route. While some weather-related delays are mere nuisances, others have a more profound impact, disrupting the rhythms of global shipping. Due to ongoing drought and low water levels, ship traffic was restricted t
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