Panama Canal targets vessel traffic reduction of 40-50% due to drought
Starting Friday, the Panama Canal Authority is implementing additional vessel reductions in an effort to conserve water. A drought, exacerbated by a severe El Nino weather system, continues to plague water levels in the canal locks.
According to Panama Canal authorities, the drought requires them to reduce the number of daily transits from 29 to 25 ships and in the proceeding
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