Panama Canal to reduce shipping as ‘extreme’ El Nino approaches

Panama Canal will cut daily transits from 40 to 32 vessels by September 15, risking slower shipping and higher costs.

THE operator of the Panama Canal told shipping firms that it intends to cut the number of vessels passing through the key waterway due to low rainfall caused by the El Nino weather system. The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) said that from September 15, only 32 vessels a day will be able to pass through the waterway compa

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Panama Canal will cut daily transits of ships from September because of low rainfall and amid an intensifying El Nino event.

The operator said it does not rule out further restrictions on shipping depending on how much it rains in the coming weeks.

El Niño induced drought is cutting daily transits, adding pressure to a shipping system already strained by Iran war and Strait of Hormuz disruption.

The Panama Canal will reduce shipping volumes from next month because of a drought fueled by the El Niño phenomenon, the operator of the strategic waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans said.

From Sept. 3, the number of vessels allowed through each day will fall from 36 to 34, before dropping further to 32 from Sept. 15 onward.

From September 15, number of vessels allowed through each day will fall from 36 to 32

Further restrictions on shipping lane possible as Central America gripped by severe drought The Panama canal will cut the number of ships passing through it starting next month because of drought caused by the El Niño phenomenon, the operator of the strategic waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific said Thursday. Fro

PANAMA CITY: The Panama Canal Authority will cap daily transits as of early September as it gears up for a longer-than-usual El Nino season expected to reduce water levels, it said on Thursday (Aug 20), walking back a previous pledge to not limit vessel passage.Under the new measures, the canal will limit daily transit

The Panama Canal will reduce shipping volumes from next month because of a drought fuelled by the El Nino phenomenon, the operator of the strategic waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans said Thursday.

Under the new measures, the canal will limit daily transits as of Sept. 4 to 34 vessels, and reduce the number to 32 as of Sept. 15.