Hamburg, 30 November, 2023— Container xChange, the leading online platform for container logistics, provides crucial insights into the far-reaching effects of the ongoing Panama Canal crisis on global trade and on the container shipping industry. With this update, we aim to assist our customers a...
Drought causes water level to drop, reducing the Panama Canal's capacity 干旱导致水位下降, 巴拿马运河运力大减 Officials have ordered restrictions on shipping traffic in the Panama Canal because of reduced water levels. The ...
[03:06.28]The same lakes that fill the canal also produce water [03:11.04]for more than half of the country's 4 million people. [03:15.36]"The water problem is a national problem, [03:19.12]not just of the canal,"...
The Panama Canal Authority (abbreviated as ACP) announced a rise in booking slots for Panamax locks starting in mid-May in response to the current and estimated water levels in Gatun Lake. After a massive drought in 2023, the Panama Canal Authority had to regulate the waterway’s capacity by...
As low water levels limit movement across the Panama Canal,a potential solution is in the works to mitigate the effect futuredroughts will have on the region.The Canal's board of directors submitted a proposal to thePanamanian government to advance the process of pursuinga set of solutions, ...
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) said that the maximum draft allowed for vessels transiting the Canal from May 24 would be reduced to 13.56m or 44.5 ft. Effective May 30, the maximum draft allowed for vessels will go down to 44 ft, informed the authority. ...
Over the past few months, Latin America, including Panama, has been experiencing low rainfall and a decline in lake and river levels, and the Panama Canal is also facing a drought. Falling water levels in the Canal mean that shipping draft depths are limited and the number of ships passing...
The Panama Canal is facing intense water shortage caused by climate change and the El Niño phenomenon. The lack of rainfall in the Canal watershed, even in full rainy season, is threatening to dry up the canal lakes, and the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) must quickly find solution...
The Panama Canal Port Authority has dedicated extensive research and investments to the management of its canal. However, 2023 has recorded some of the highest temperatures in history, causing far-reaching consequences for millions around the world. For the Panama Canal, it has been no different....
In the case of the Suez Canal, Marsh cited coastal inundation — where the sea level rises high enough to flood infrastructure — and the increasing chance of extreme heat as physical risks that will only be aggravated by the climate emergency. ...