Panama Canal may cut ship traffic further as El Niño strengthens

A further reduction will start on September 15, when the limit will be 32 ships.

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Ela disse que não descartava a possibilidade de que, em fevereiro ou março, os limites “pudessem ser reduzidos para 29 ou algo semelhante”.

She said rainfall over the coming months would determine whether further restrictions are needed.

The restrictions are not expected to become as severe as during the 2023-24 drought, when daily crossings fell as low as 22.

An average transit consumes about 200 million litres (about 53 million gallons) of water.

O El Niño deste ano – que afeta padrões climáticos e eleva as temperaturas globais – deve ser o mais forte desde que os registros começaram há quatro décadas.

The disruption comes at a sensitive time for global shipping.

Panama is betting on a new reservoir at Rio Indio – a river in the country’s centre – as a longer-term solution.

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