Panama’s drying canal menaces global fuel markets
PANAMA CITY : A vital conduit of global trade is running dry. The Panama Canal is being hobbled by a lack of rainfall, which has dried up a
PANAMA CITY : A vital conduit of global trade is running dry. The Panama Canal is being hobbled by a lack of rainfall, which has dried up a
NEW YORK : Liquefied Natural Gas shippers increasingly are opting to travel up to two weeks longer and almost 6,000 nautical miles further to bypass the Panama Canal as transporters
PANAMA : A severe drought affecting the Panama Canal is forcing container vessels to lighten their loads and pay higher fees, with further increases in the cost of
PANAMA : From their vantage point in cranes overlooking the Panama Canal, operators scrutinize the century-old walls of one of its locks as the high-pitched siren of a
The new record comes despite the global trade crisis caused by supply chain failures and port congestion created by the pandemic, which have caused shortages in some markets
The Panama Canal has increased the maximum allowable length for commercial and non-commercial vessels transiting the neopanamax locks to 370.33 m, up from 367.28 m. The increase means