Panama Canal to cut daily ship traffic as drought worsens from El Nino
- The Panama Canal will limit daily vessel traffic from September 3, the Pnama Canal Authority said Thursday, as a severe drought fuelled by El Nino depletes water supplies needed to operate the vital trade route.
- The restrictions will reduce crossings from 36 ships a day to 34, and then to 32 from September 15.
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- The Panama Canal will limit daily vessel traffic from September 3, the Pnama Canal Authority said Thursday, as a severe drought fuelled by El Nino depletes water supplies needed to operate the vital trade route.
- The restrictions will reduce crossings from 36 ships a day to 34, and then to 32 from September 15.
Sources: France 24