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Panama Canal authority cuts daily ship crossings because of El Niño

From Der Standard · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The Panama Canal Authority has begun reducing daily ship traffic because low water levels are affecting the artificial lakes that supply the canal.
  • The number of permitted crossings will gradually fall from 36 to 32 per day by mid-September.
  • Panama has declared a state of emergency over El Niño, which the report describes as particularly pronounced.

The Panama Canal is cutting the number of ships allowed to cross as El Niño drives water levels lower. The reduction began on Friday, and the daily limit will gradually drop from 36 ships to 32 by mid-September.

The Panama Canal Authority said the decision responds to low water levels in the two artificial lakes that supply the waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Panama has already declared a state of emergency because of the weather phenomenon. The current El Niño appears to be particularly pronounced, adding pressure to the canal’s operating conditions.

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Originally published by Der Standard in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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