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Panama Canal reduces traffic amid drought
The Panama Canal intends to reduce the number of passing ships due to the "El Niño" phenomenon, which has caused a severe drought and led to water shortages. This has impacted traffic through the canal, which handles approximately 5% of global trade. The canal has decreased its daily transits from 36 to 32 ships in September and plans to lower this average to 29.5 ships starting in October to ensure continued safe and efficient operations. Experts predict that this year's "El Niño" will be the most intense in four decades, as the canal was forced in 2023 to limit transits to 22 ships per day. This situation occurs amid increasing strategic importance of the canal, especially with the temporary halt of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz due to the ongoing conflict between the United States and Iran, which is a main passageway for about one-fifth of global oil and gas trade.
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