Panama Canal to cut number of ships passing through due to El Niño
- Panama Canal's operator is to cut the number of vessels passing through the key waterway due to low rainfall caused by El Niño.
- The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) told shipping firms on Thursday that 32 vessels a day will be able to pass through it from 15 September, compared to 36 currently.
- El Niño, a pattern of periodical sea surface warming, effects weather systems globally.
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- Panama Canal's operator is to cut the number of vessels passing through the key waterway due to low rainfall caused by El Niño.
- The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) told shipping firms on Thursday that 32 vessels a day will be able to pass through it from 15 September, compared to 36 currently.
- El Niño, a pattern of periodical sea surface warming, effects weather systems globally.
Sources: BBC News