Down to 32 smaller ships. Due to drought. Get your supply’s stocked up.
Panama City, Jul 30 (EFE).- The recent lack of rain has forced the Panama Canal to reduce the number of vessels that may pass through the interoceanic waterway each day to 32 starting on Sunday, a move that, in addition to reducing the Canal’s revenue, which is a key element in funding the country’s public coffers, will predictably increase the local maritime traffic jam.
The measure came into force just after midnight, when, like normal, some 50 vessels were in Panama Bay, on the Pacific Ocean side, waiting their turns to pass through the Canal, which lights up the horizon like a coastal city.
It’s important to note that a reduction in the number of daily transits over a prolonged period will increase the waiting time for some vessels, particularly those that don’t make a reservation to cross, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) warned in the announcement of the move issued last week.
Under normal circumstances, an average of 35-36 vessels transit the Canal each day, as Canal administrator Ricaurte Vasquez explained last month, so the new measure translates into a reduction of between three and four ships per day.
https://www.laprensalatina.com/spurred-by-drought-panama-canal-reduces-daily-transit-to-32-vessels/
Didnt realize the Oceans levels had been lowered due to drought. Thought they told us Oceans would rise with global warming, so there should be plenty of water to feed the canal no?
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