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Drought Lowers Panama Canal Traffic
The Panama Canal intends to reduce the number of ships passing through it due to the repercussions of the "El Niño" phenomenon, which has led to a severe drought in Central America and affected water sources in the canal, through which about 5% of global trade passes. The canal decreased its daily transits from 36 to 32 ships in September and plans to further reduce it to an average of 29.5 ships per day starting in October to ensure the sustainability of water resources. This year's "El Niño" event is expected to be the strongest since record-keeping began four decades ago, forcing authorities to significantly cut transits in 2023 to 22 ships per day amid escalating crisis conditions, especially as the canal's importance increases due to disruptions in navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.
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